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AMD has agreed to acquire Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for about $8.2 billion in stock, making it the chipmaker's second-largest acquisition and giving it a major foothold in "world models" that simulate 3D environments for robotics and other physically grounded AI. AMD announced today that it's acquiring World Labs, an AI research lab co-founded by the prominent researcher Dr. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- AMD has agreed to acquire Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for about $8.2 billion in stock, making it the chipmaker's second-largest acquisition and giving it a major foothold in "world models" that simulate 3D environments for robotics and other physically grounded AI...S1
- AMD announced today that it's acquiring World Labs, an AI research lab co-founded by the prominent researcher Dr. Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock deal worth approximately $8.2 billion. World Labs launched in 2024 and was valued at $1 billion in a matter of months....S2
- Fei-Fei Li, known as the “Godmother of AI,” will join AMD as part of the agreement.S3
- The chipmaker had previously invested in World Labs.S4
- The acquisition will see World Labs founder Fei-Fei Li join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist.S5
- Chipmaker AMD agreed to acquire World Labs for $8.2 billion, gaining an AI startup founded by industry pioneer and researcher Fei-Fei Li. Ed Ludlow explains why this is such a big deal for both companies (Source: Bloomberg)S6
- Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), during the 2026 CES event in LasS7
- Sept 28 : Advanced Micro Devices said on Monday that it had entered an agreement to acquire Fei-Fei Li’s WorldS8
