美国联邦贸易委员会（FTC）近期针对社交平台Reddit展开了一项非公开调查，原因是Reddit将用户生成的内容授权给人工智能（AI）公司使用。这一消息源自Reddit自身的证券文件，文件中透露FTC正在调查这一行为是否符合相关法规。据Axios报道，此次调查可能还涉及其他公司。此事件的背景是，Reddit于上月提交了首次公开募股（IPO）申请，计划以每股31~34亿美元的价格出售股票，预计募集资金最多可达7.48亿美元，从而使公司的总估值接近65亿美元。
早前有媒体报道，Reddit已经与谷歌达成了一项协议，每年向后者提供AI训练数据，以此换取6000万美元的收入，按当前汇率计算，约为4.32亿元人民币。尽管面临FTC的审查，Reddit表示，他们认为FTC对这类新型交易的关注是正常的，并且坚信其授权行为并未违反美国的消费者保护法。然而，FTC的调查结果将对Reddit的商业策略和其即将上市的前景产生重要影响。
英语如下：
News Title: “FTC Investigates Reddit over Sharing User Content with AI Firms: Potential Privacy Storm Brews”
Keywords: Reddit, FTC investigation, AI data
News Content: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently launched a confidential investigation into social platform Reddit over its practice of licensing user-generated content to artificial intelligence (AI) companies. This information emerged from Reddit’s own securities filings, which disclosed that the FTC is probing whether the action complies with regulations. Axios reports that the investigation might also encompass other companies. This development comes as Reddit filed for an initial public offering (IPO) last month, planning to sell shares at $31 to $34 each, aiming to raise up to $748 million, valuing the company at nearly $6.5 billion.
Earlier reports revealed that Reddit had struck a deal with Google, agreeing to provide AI training data annually in exchange for $60 million, equivalent to around 432 million yuan at current exchange rates. Despite the FTC scrutiny, Reddit has stated that it considers the regulator’s interest in such novel transactions typical and remains confident that its licensing practices do not violate US consumer protection laws. However, the outcome of the FTC investigation is set to have significant implications for Reddit’s business strategy and its impending IPO prospects.
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