联邦航空管理局（FAA）寻求在一家利用人工智能管理空中交通的私营公司中取得股权，引发人们对其是否具备明确法律权限以达成此类交易的质疑。
The Federal Aviation Administration’s pursuit of an equity stake in a private company that uses AI to manage air traffic is raising questions about whether it has clear legal authority to strike such a deal.
特朗普政府已与数十家其他公司谈判取得股权，但均未通过 FAA。该机构对持有空中智能公司（Air Space Intelligence）部分股权的兴趣首次被《政客》报道，一位熟悉情况的人士告诉 Semafor，此举过于“ premature ”，目前尚无具体细节。
The Trump administration has negotiated stakes in dozens of other companies, but none through the FAA. The agency’s interest in owning part of Air Space Intelligence, first reported by Politico, is too “premature” for there to be specifics, a person familiar with the matter told Semafor.
该人士补充称，迄今为止的谈仅限于少数内部对话。一项可能的法律依据是：现有法律授权交通部为州或地方政府提供财政援助，以“取得股权”于某些公共交通公司。
Talks so far have been limited to a handful of internal conversations, the person added. One possible statutory underpinning for a deal: Existing law authorizes Transportation Department financial help for state or local governments to “acquire an interest” in some public transportation companies.
该论点如同其他机构的论点一样，属于勉强之论。“这进一步证明该政府没有‘计划’或‘战略’，”卡托研究所负责追踪股权事务的塔德·德黑文（Tad DeHaven）如是说。
That argument, like other agencies’, would be a stretch. “It’s further proof that the administration doesn’t have a ‘plan’ or ‘strategy,’” said Tad DeHaven, who tracks the stakes for the Cato Institute. — Eleanor Mueller and Shelby Talcott