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)
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AMD has agreed to acquire AI research lab World Labs in an all-stock deal valued at $8.2 billion, with the transaction expected to close by year-end. Founder Fei-Fei Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist, while the World Labs team will continue research under AMD’s umbrella. The company, launched in 2024, debuted its Marble world-generation model in 2025.
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How it was reported
- 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)
Advanced Micro Devices announced an all-stock acquisition of Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 billion, with the deal expected to close by year-end. Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist, bringing her AI expertise to the chipmaker’s research and product teams. The transaction expands AMD’s AI capabilities and positions it to compete more directly with other semiconductor firms.
- Hacker News·World Labs Is Joining AMD
- TechCrunch·AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 billion
- The Verge·AMD is acquiring AI company World Labs in a deal worth more than $8 billion
AMD announced an all-stock acquisition of AI research lab World Labs for about $8.2 billion. World Labs, founded by Dr. Fei-Fei Li in 2024, launched its first commercial product, the Marble world-generation model, in 2025 and was valued at $1 billion shortly after launch. Li will serve as EVP and chief scientist at AMD, while the World Labs team will continue AI model research under AMD’s umbrella.
- The Next Web·AMD agrees to buy Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2bn in stock
- Ars Technica·AMD acquires World Labs AI startup, upping the ante against Nvidia
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