美国联邦贸易委员会（FTC）近日对社交平台Reddit展开了一项非公开调查，原因是Reddit向人工智能（AI）公司授权用户生成的内容。这一消息源自Reddit自身的证券文件，文件中透露FTC正在对这一行为进行审查。据 Axios 报道，此次调查可能还涉及到其他公司。这表明FTC正在密切关注此类数据交易可能带来的消费者保护问题。
在上个月，Reddit提交了IPO申请，计划以每股31至34亿美元的价格发行股票，目标募集最多7.48亿美元，使得公司的总估值接近65亿美元。此前有媒体报道，Reddit已经与谷歌达成了一项协议，每年将从AI训练数据授权中获得6000万美元的收入，相当于当前约4.32亿元人民币。
尽管面临FTC的调查，Reddit表示对此并不感到意外，认为这是对新兴交易类型的正常关注，并坚称其授权行为并未违反美国的消费者保护法。然而，这一事件无疑引发了对用户数据隐私和使用透明度的讨论，尤其是在科技公司日益依赖用户生成数据训练AI的背景下，FTC的调查可能会对行业规范产生深远影响。
英语如下：
News Title: “FTC Investigates Reddit Over AI Data Licensing, Raising Regulatory Concerns”
Keywords: Reddit, FTC investigation, AI data sharing
News Content: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently launched a confidential investigation into social platform Reddit over its authorization of user-generated content to artificial intelligence (AI) companies. This information emerged from Reddit’s own securities filings, which disclosed that the FTC is examining this practice. According to Axios, the probe may also encompass other companies, indicating that the FTC is closely watching consumer protection issues that could arise from such data transactions.
Last month, Reddit filed for an IPO, intending to sell shares at $31 to $34 each, targeting a maximum raise of $748 million, valuing the company at nearly $6.5 billion. Earlier reports revealed that Reddit had struck a deal with Google, which would earn it $60 million annually from AI training data licensing, equivalent to approximately 4.32 billion RMB at current rates.
Despite the FTC investigation, Reddit has stated that it is not surprised and views this as routine scrutiny for emerging transaction types. The company asserts that its licensing activities do not violate US consumer protection laws. However, this incident has undoubtedly sparked discussions around user data privacy and transparency in the use of such data, especially as tech companies increasingly rely on user-generated data to train AI. The FTC’s probe is expected to have far-reaching implications for industry standards.
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