Sources & evidence
Every source behind DeepSeek R1 and the Cost of Frontier AI Models, and the claims they support.
Claims & provenance
The dated Fact “DeepSeek released the R1 reasoning model” anchors the Article's chronology.
supported
The reviewed dated Fact and primary-source package establish the chronology without converting sequence into causation.
Frontier AI Model Capability is used as a bounded continuing mechanism, not as a moral score or a complete causal model.
partially supported
The continuing Driver is a bounded explanatory mechanism accompanied by alternatives, not a complete causal allocation.
Fixed-broadband 5 GB basket price as a share of monthly GNI per capita supplies a defined welfare measurement lens but cannot identify cause by itself.
supported
The linked Indicator supplies a defined welfare measurement lens; it is not treated as proof of a unique causal effect.
All sources
| Source | Publisher | Type |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek-R1 | DeepSeek | official_document |
| Our World in Data: Cumulative number of large-scale AI systems by country | Our World in Data | dataset |
| ITU ICT data and analytics | www.itu.int | official_document |
| ITU ICT Price Baskets 2008-2025: Fixed-broadband 5 GB basket price as a share of monthly GNI per capita | International Telecommunication Union | official_statistical_dataset |
| ITU ICT Price Baskets | International Telecommunication Union | official_documentation |