# AMD is acquiring AI company World Labs for more than $8 billion

https://mins.news/en/item/77728

- The Verge, 2026-09-28 21:31 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1001749/amd-world-labs-ai-acquisition-deal

> AMD announced an approximately $8.2 billion all-stock acquisition of World Labs, the AI research lab co-founded by Fei-Fei Li. The deal is expected to close by year-end; Li will become AMD’s executive vice president and chief scientist, while the World Labs team continues its AI model research.

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