据路透社报道，美国司法部正在就英伟达公司以约130亿美元收购AI模型公司Hugging Face的协议展开问询，这是对这家芯片巨头更广泛监管审查的一部分。
The US Justice Department is making inquiries about Nvidia Corp.’s agreement to acquire AI model company Hugging Face for about $13 billion, part of broader regulatory scrutiny of the chip giant, Reuters reported.
该通讯社援引未具名知情人士的话称，司法部正在调查该交易可能如何影响人工智能市场的竞争。路透社称，与此同时，司法部还在继续对这家芯片制造商的行为进行已持续数年的调查。
The department is exploring how the transaction may affect competition in the artificial intelligence market, the news agency said, citing unidentified people familiar with the situation. At the same time, the DOJ is continuing a yearslong probe into the chipmaker’s conduct, Reuters said.
英伟达于9月宣布了收购Hugging Face的交易，称此次收购是保护开源软件社区的一种方式。开发者依赖Hugging Face平台分享可供任何人自由使用的模型和数据。作为交易的一部分，英伟达承诺保持该平台的开放性。
Nvidia announced the Hugging Face deal in September, touting the purchase as a way to protect the open-source software community. Developers rely on the Hugging Face platform to share models and data that can be freely used by anyone. As part of the deal, Nvidia has vowed to keep the platform open.
据路透社报道，司法部已询问该收购是否会让英伟达控制AI的一个关键分发节点。
The Justice Department has inquired whether the acquisition will let Nvidia control a key distribution point for AI, according to Reuters.
英伟达的一位代表拒绝置评。Hugging Face未立即回应置评请求。
A representative for Nvidia declined to comment. Hugging Face didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
司法部表示，根据长期政策，该部通常不对其正在处理的事项置评。该部在一份声明中说：“我们可以确认，在特朗普总统领导下的司法部将继续优先推进超级智能的发展，以造福美国人民。”该声明使用了本届政府对AI偏好的称呼。
The Justice Department said it doesn’t typically comment on matters before it under longstanding policy. “We can affirm that this DOJ under President Trump’s leadership will continue to prioritize advancement of Super Intelligence for the betterment of the American people,” the department said in a statement, using the administration’s preferred term for AI.
英伟达是全球市值最高的公司，它利用自己在AI芯片领域的主导地位，打入了软件、AI模型和网络设备等其他市场。
Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, has parlayed its dominance in AI chips into a role in other markets, including software, AI models and networking equipment.
彭博新闻上月报道称，美国司法部正在调查英伟达是否通过安排与人工智能芯片初创公司Groq Inc.达成一项价值200亿美元的许可协议来规避反垄断审查。尽管在该交易之后Groq仍是一家独立公司，但这家初创公司的首席执行官和首席运营官作为交易的一部分加入了英伟达。一些美国议员后来表示，该协议实际上是一次扼杀竞争的收购。
Bloomberg News reported last month that the DOJ was investigating whether Nvidia structured a $20 billion licensing agreement with AI chip startup Groq Inc. to avoid antitrust review. Though Groq remained an independent company after that deal, the startup’s chief executive officer and operating chief moved to Nvidia as part of the transaction. Some US lawmakers later said the agreement was a takeover that stifled competition.
彭博报道称，最近英伟达一直在与初创公司Reflection AI商讨一项交易。这家已获得英伟达投资的初创公司本月早些时候推出了一款开放权重模型。借助此类软件，开发者会公开模型的参数（即权重），允许他人自由使用和修改该技术。
More recently, Nvidia has been discussing a deal with startup Reflection AI, Bloomberg has reported. That startup, which is already backed by Nvidia, debuted an open-weight model earlier this month. With such software, developers release the model’s parameters, or weights, allowing others to freely use and modify the technology.