World Labs to join AMD
AMD agreed to acquire World Labs; Fei-Fei Li becomes AMD EVP and Chief Scientist under Lisa Su, with closing expected by end of 2026.
A chip vendor buys the leading independent world-model lab, pairing spatial-intelligence models with AMD's open AI-stack strategy. Terms undisclosed; subject to regulatory approval. Justin Johnson and Ben Mildenhall continue to lead the team.
- Date
- Monday, 28 September 2026
- Lab
- World Labs
- Kind
- product
- Access
- closed API
Single primary source (World Labs' own post, a second post 'To Seek a Newer World' of the same date was not read); no independent press confirmation or deal value was found.
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