AMD to Acquire World Labs to Advance the Future of AI
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- AMD has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire World Labs, an AI research lab led by Dr. Fei-Fei Li, for approximately $8.2 billion in an all-stock transaction.
- The acquisition aims to strengthen AMD's AI hardware, software, and systems capabilities by integrating World Labs' expertise in advanced AI models, particularly for reasoning, robotics, simulation, and physical AI.
- Dr. Fei-Fei Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist, reporting to CEO Dr. Lisa Su, while continuing to lead World Labs' research team.
- World Labs develops spatial-intelligence models that generate and simulate interactive 3D environments from text, image, and video inputs, as well as technology for robotic learning and simulation.
- The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions.