5 October 2026

AMD buys World Labs for $8.2 billion, appoints Fei-Fei Li

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  • AMD acquired World Labs, a company founded by Fei-Fei Li that builds world models, which are AI systems that simulate and predict how physical environments behave.
  • Fei-Fei Li, a prominent AI researcher, became AMD's executive vice president and chief scientist following the acquisition.

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