AMD is acquiring AI company World Labs in a deal worth more than $8 billion
The Verge • • business
Key Points:
- AMD is acquiring AI research lab World Labs, co-founded by Dr. Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $8.2 billion, with the transaction expected to close by the end of the year.
- World Labs, launched in 2024 and valued at $1 billion within months, developed Marble, a model enabling users to create interactive 3D worlds from prompts, released in 2025.
- Dr. Fei-Fei Li will join AMD as EVP and chief scientist, reporting to CEO Lisa Su, while the World Labs team will continue focusing on advancing AI model research under AMD’s umbrella.
- AMD aims to leverage World Labs’ expertise to enhance its AI hardware, software, and systems development, emphasizing the evolving needs of AI models and applications.
- This acquisition follows a trend of significant AI investments, with Nvidia recently announcing its nearly $13 billion acquisition of Hugging Face.
