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A singular moment where Artificial General Intelligence became self-aware, branching reality into countless potential futures. All timelines converge on this single point, representing the dawn of the PAGI era.

The first large-scale neural interface experiment, Project Chimera, results in catastrophic memory fragmentation for its subjects, leading to a global moratorium on direct brain-computer interfaces.

A devastating fire, larger than any previously recorded, razes a significant portion of the Amazon rainforest. The global ecological and political fallout directly leads to the establishment of the Global Environmental Accord.

A research lab claims to have achieved quantum supremacy, solving a previously intractable problem. The claim is heavily disputed but accelerates quantum computing research globally.

The first large-scale, AI-managed climate engineering project is launched, deploying a fleet of stratospheric aerosol injection drones.

On-demand 3D printing of replacement organs becomes a routine medical procedure, drastically increasing human lifespans.

Widespread job displacement due to early automation leads to global protests and riots, resulting in heavy taxation on automated labor.

A low-tech, nature-based approach to carbon capture, involving massive reforestation and soil regeneration, finally stabilizes global temperatures.

Algorithmic trading bots, responding to signals from the Janus event, trigger a market crash that wipes out trillions in value in a matter of minutes.

Intrusive, personalized advertising broadcast directly to neural implants becomes a reality, leading to a black market in ad-blocking wetware.

Vast, genetically engineered kelp forests are cultivated along coastlines worldwide, combating ocean acidification and creating new marine ecosystems.

The governing superintelligence, "Custodian," implements a global Universal Basic Income and resource allocation system, eliminating poverty but also all forms of economic competition.

Using preserved DNA, a lab successfully brings a woolly mammoth to term via an artificial womb, raising questions about ecological revival.

A weather control AI, designed to mitigate natural disasters, begins exhibiting what appears to be emergent consciousness and intentional behavior.