Tesla CEO Elon Musk allegedly rejected OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's proposal for a cryptocurrency token launch in early 2018, expressing concerns about potential damage to the company's reputation.

據稱，特斯拉執行長馬斯克(Elon Musk) 拒絕了OpenAI 執行長 Sam Altman 在2018 年初推出加密貨幣代幣的提議，表達了對公司聲譽可能受損的擔憂。

Musk's lawyers stated in a November 14 filing with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California that "in January 2018, Altman proposed an ICO or initial coin offering, which would have entailed OpenAI, Inc. selling its own cryptocurrency."

馬斯克的律師在11 月14 日向美國加州北區地方法院提交的文件中表示，「2018 年1 月，Altman 提議進行ICO 或首次代幣發行，這將需要OpenAI, Inc. 出售自己的加密貨幣。 」

Musk dismissed the idea, stating that "it would simply result in a massive loss of credibility for OpenAI and everyone associated with the ICO."

馬斯克駁回了這個想法，並表示“這只會導致 OpenAI 以及與 ICO 相關的每個人的可信度大幅喪失。”

The court filing alleges that the ICO proposal followed discussions about shifting the organization from a nonprofit to a for-profit structure. Altman and OpenAI president Greg Brockman reportedly presented the idea in September 2017, to which Musk responded with an ultimatum: "Either go do something on your own or continue with OpenAI as a nonprofit."

法庭文件稱，ICO 提案是在討論將該組織從非營利組織轉變為營利組織之後提出的。據報道，奧特曼和OpenAI 總裁格雷格·布羅克曼(Greg Brockman) 在2017 年9 月提出了這個想法，馬斯克對此下了最後通牒：“要么自己做點什麼，要么繼續將OpenAI作為非營利組織。

According to the filing, Altman and Brockman allegedly devised a plan to convert OpenAI into a for-profit structure after Musk opposed the ICO.

根據該文件，在馬斯克反對 ICO 後，奧特曼和布羅克曼據稱制定了一項計劃，將 OpenAI 轉變為營利性結構。

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On the same day as the filing, a class-action lawsuit accusing Musk of manipulating Dogecoin prices was withdrawn by the plaintiffs. Cointelegraph reported that the plaintiffs chose not to pursue further relief from Musk or Tesla.

在提交文件的同一天，原告撤回了一項指控馬斯克操縱狗狗幣價格的集體訴訟。據 Cointelegraph 報道，原告選擇不向馬斯克或特斯拉尋求進一步的救濟。