埃隆·马斯克 (Elon Musk) 否决了 OpenAI 在 2018 年推出 ICO 的计划

根据 11 月 14 日提交的法庭文件，这位亿万富翁表示，这将损害公司的声誉。埃隆的决定阻止了联合创始人萨姆·奥尔特曼 (Sam Altman) 和格雷格·布罗克曼 (Greg Brockman)

Elon Musk personally intervened to stop OpenAI from launching an initial coin offering (ICO) in 2018, according to court filings submitted on Nov. 14.

根据 11 月 14 日提交的法庭文件，埃隆·马斯克亲自出面干预，阻止 OpenAI 在 2018 年推出首次代币发行 (ICO)。

The billionaire said an ICO would destroy OpenAI’s reputation. He also suggested merging OpenAI with Tesla to address its financial struggles.

这位亿万富翁表示，ICO 会损害 OpenAI 的声誉。他还建议将 OpenAI 与特斯拉合并，以解决其财务困境。

Elon's decision blocked co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, who wanted to sell tokens to raise funds for the nonprofit AI startup.

Elon 的决定阻止了联合创始人 Sam Altman 和 Greg Brockman，他们想出售代币为这家非营利性人工智能初创公司筹集资金。

Elon was all in at OpenAI’s launch in 2015, investing $44 million and joining as co-chair of the board. The organization was supposed to create artificial general intelligence (AGI) that would benefit humanity without compromising safety.

Elon 全力投入 2015 年 OpenAI 的推出，投资了 4400 万美元，并担任董事会联合主席。该组织本应创造通用人工智能（AGI），在不影响安全的情况下造福人类。

But by 2018, the cracks were already showing. Disagreements over strategy, funding, and control would soon push Elon out and set OpenAI on a different path.

但到了 2018 年，裂缝已经显现出来。战略、资金和控制方面的分歧很快就会将埃隆赶出公司，并让 OpenAI 走上一条不同的道路。

Elon's rejection of crypto

埃隆拒绝加密货币

OpenAI was strapped for cash in early 2018. Altman and Brockman pitched the idea of launching a token to generate revenue. ICOs were booming then, with companies raising billions through token sales.

2018 年初，OpenAI 陷入现金短缺。Altman 和 Brockman 提出了推出代币来创收的想法。当时 ICO 蓬勃发展，公司通过代币销售筹集了数十亿美元。

OpenAI saw an opportunity, but Elon wasn’t having it. He thought attaching OpenAI’s name to a token would damage its credibility.

OpenAI 看到了机会，但 Elon 没有抓住。他认为将 OpenAI 的名字附加到代币上会损害其可信度。

The court filings also show Elon suggested merging OpenAI with Tesla to address its financial struggles. His vision was to align OpenAI’s AI research with Tesla’s work on self-driving cars. But the board didn’t bite.

法庭文件还显示，埃隆建议将 OpenAI 与特斯拉合并，以解决其财务困境。他的愿景是将 OpenAI 的人工智能研究与特斯拉在自动驾驶汽车方面的工作结合起来。但董事会并没有咬人。

By February 2018, Elon resigned from OpenAI’s board. He also withdrew a significant planned donation to the organization, further widening the gap between him and his former colleagues.

2018 年 2 月，Elon 辞去 OpenAI 董事会职务。他还撤回了计划向该组织提供的一大笔捐款，进一步拉大了他与前同事之间的差距。

OpenAI's pivot after Elon's exit

Elon 退出后 OpenAI 的重心

After Elon walked out, OpenAI underwent a transformation. The nonprofit started as a research lab promising to prioritize humanity’s welfare over profits.

Elon 离职后，OpenAI 经历了一次转型。该非营利组织最初是一个研究实验室，承诺将人类福祉置于利润之上。

But by 2019, OpenAI introduced a “capped-profit” subsidiary. The decision allowed it to accept $1 billion in funding from Microsoft, which became a strategic partner.

但到 2019 年，OpenAI 推出了一家“利润上限”子公司。这一决定使其能够接受微软 10 亿美元的资金，并成为战略合作伙伴。

Elon didn’t hide his disapproval. He accused OpenAI of betraying its mission. “OpenAI has become a closed-source, maximum-profit company effectively controlled by Microsoft,” the eccentric billionaire said in a series of public statements. For someone who had invested heavily in the organization’s original vision, this shift was a betrayal.

埃隆没有掩饰他的不满。他指责 OpenAI 背叛了自己的使命。这位古怪的亿万富翁在一系列公开声明中表示：“OpenAI 已经成为一家闭源、利润最大的公司，由微软实际控制。”对于那些在组织最初愿景上投入巨资的人来说，这种转变是一种背叛。

On the flip side, Altman defended the decision, saying OpenAI needed the funding to stay competitive against tech giants like Google and Amazon. He claimed the partnership with Microsoft didn’t compromise the company’s goals but strengthened them. The disagreement set the stage for a public feud that’s still ongoing.

另一方面，Altman 为这一决定辩护，称 OpenAI 需要资金来保持与谷歌和亚马逊等科技巨头的竞争力。他声称与微软的合作并没有损害公司的目标，而是加强了这些目标。这一分歧为一场仍在持续的公开争斗埋下了伏笔。

Legal drama and public feuds

法律剧和公众争斗

By 2024, things between Elon and OpenAI had gone from bad to worse. Elon filed a lawsuit against the organization, accusing it of misleading him about its mission and governance. The legal battle brought up old tensions, including Elon’s earlier proposal to take over OpenAI entirely.

到了 2024 年，Elon 和 OpenAI 之间的关系每况愈下。埃隆对该组织提起诉讼，指责该组织在其使命和治理方面误导了他。这场法律之争引发了过去的紧张局势，包括埃隆早些时候提出的完全接管 OpenAI 的提议。

OpenAI responded to the lawsuit with sharp words. “We’re sad that it’s come to this with someone whom we’ve deeply admired,” the company said in a public statement. It accused Elon of undermining their efforts while simultaneously launching his own AI firm, xAI, which he announced in 2023.

OpenAI以尖锐的言辞回应了诉讼。该公司在一份公开声明中表示：“我们非常遗憾，我们非常敬佩的人却遭遇了这样的事情。”它指责埃隆破坏了他们的努力，同时推出了他自己的人工智能公司 xAI，他于 2023 年宣布成立。

Elon also hasn’t stayed quiet about his concerns over artificial general intelligence. He has repeatedly warned about the dangers of uncontrolled AI development, calling it one of humanity’s biggest existential threats. These fears were part of why he co-founded OpenAI in the first place.

埃隆也没有对他对通用人工智能的担忧保持沉默。他多次警告人工智能发展不受控制的危险，称其为人类最大的生存威胁之一。这些担忧是他最初共同创立 OpenAI 的部分原因。

xAI, Elon’s AI venture, is his latest attempt to shape the future of AI. He claims the company will focus on “truth-seeking” AI models, a direct contrast to OpenAI’s partnerships with corporate giants.

xAI 是 Elon 的人工智能企业，是他塑造人工智能未来的最新尝试。他声称该公司将专注于“寻求真相”的人工智能模型，这与 OpenAI 与企业巨头的合作伙伴关系形成鲜明对比。