AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 billion

AMD will acquire World Labs, the company founded by AI researcher Fei-Fei Li, in an $8.2 billion deal. Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist after the acquisition closes.

The deal signals AMD’s push to strengthen its AI leadership beyond chips and hardware. Bringing in Li could help the company compete more directly in AI research and platform strategy as demand for advanced AI systems grows.