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AMD to acquire World Labs for $8.2B; Fei-Fei Li to become EVP and chief scientist

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AMD announced an all-stock acquisition of World Labs, the AI research lab co-founded by Fei-Fei Li, for approximately $8.2 billion. Li will join AMD as EVP and chief scientist, reporting to CEO Lisa Su, and the World Labs team will continue AI model research. The deal is expected to close by the end of the year.

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  1. Techmeme
    AMD agrees to acquire Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2B in an all-stock deal expected to close by year-end; Li will join AMD as EVP and chief scientist (Edward Ludlow/Bloomberg)

    Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg : AMD agrees to acquire Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2B in an all-stock deal expected to close by year-end; Li will join AMD as EVP and chief scientist — Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. agreed to acquire World Labs for $8.2 billion, gaining an artificial intelligence startup founded …

  2. The Verge AIJay Peters
    AMD is acquiring AI company World Labs in a deal worth more than $8 billion

    World Labs co-founder and CEO Fei-Fei Li. | Bloomberg via Getty Images 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. The startup launched its first commercial product, a world generation model called Marble that lets users make interactive 3D worlds from a prompt, in 2025 . The deal is expected to close by the end of the year. Li will become EVP and chief scientist at AMD, reporting to AMD CEO Lisa Su, while the World Labs team will "continue to focus on advancing AI model research." AMD also notes t … Read the full story at The Verge.