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AMD agrees to acquire World Labs for $8.2B in stock
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- Sep 28, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC
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AMD has agreed to buy World Labs, Fei-Fei Li's AI model startup, for about $8.2bn in stock. Li joins as chief scientist, reporting to Lisa Su.
Acquisition brings leading AI model research expertise to AMD, helping to shape future AI infrastructure and strengthen the open AI ecosystem.
AMD previously invested in World Labs before the acquisition, which is the chipmaker's second biggest on record.