AMD buys AI world model startup World Labs for $8.2 billion
AMD acquires Fei-Fei Li's world-model startup World Labs for $8.2 billion in stock, hiring Li as Chief Scientist to challenge Nvidia.
AMD is acquiring spatial-intelligence startup World Labs in an all-stock deal valued at roughly $8.2 billion, expected to close by the end of 2026. Founder Fei-Fei Li joins AMD as EVP and Chief Scientist, reporting directly to CEO Lisa Su. World Labs, founded in 2024 with about 70 employees, builds world models such as Atlas, which generates and simulates 3D scenes from a few images. AMD aims to use the team's model expertise to shape future AI hardware roadmaps and narrow the gap with Nvidia.
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