AMD agrees to buy Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 billion

AMD agreed to acquire World Labs, the AI startup co-founded by Fei-Fei Li, for approximately $8.2 billion in an all-stock deal.

• The acquisition is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to approvals.
• Fei-Fei Li would become AMD's executive vice president and chief scientist, reporting to CEO Lisa Su.
• The deal follows a partnership that began in 2025, where World Labs optimized its models on AMD GPUs.