AMD acquires AI legend Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2 billion
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. World Labs co-founder Fei-Fei Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist, reporting to CEO Lisa Su. She led the vital ImageNet project in the 2010s and has served as the chief scientist of AI and machine learning at Google Cloud and the director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
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- ▪World Labs co-founder Fei-Fei Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist, reporting to CEO Lisa Su.
- ▪She led the vital ImageNet project in the 2010s and has served as the chief scientist of AI and machine learning at Google Cloud and the director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
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- ▪ AMD acquires World Labs AI startup, upping the ante against Nvidia — Ars Technica
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Tech Industry Artificial Intelligence AMD acquires AI legend Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2 billion — ImageNet pioneer will become AMD chief scientist as the chipmaker brings her lab in-house News By Shane Downing Published 30 September 2026 AMD taps World Labs' model expertise to shape future chip and systems design. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Future) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter AMD has agreed to acquire AI model research firm World Labs in an all-stock purchase worth around $8.2 billion.
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