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AMD acquires World Labs for $8.2B

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AMD is acquiring World Labs, an AI research startup co-founded by Stanford researcher Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock deal valued at $8.2 billion. World Labs, founded in 2024, has developed AI models for 3D environment understanding and launched its Marble world generation product in 2025; Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist.

  • World Labs founded in 2024, reached $1 billion valuation within months before acquisition
  • Marble world generation model launched in 2025, enables interactive 3D world creation from text prompts
  • Fei-Fei Li becomes AMD EVP and chief scientist, reporting directly to leadership
  • All-stock deal expected to close by end of 2026
  • World Labs focused on sparse reconstruction for robotics, design, and 3D environment AI