🇺🇸AMD agreed to acquire AI lab World Labs for $8.2 billion in stock, targeting year-end closing pending regulatory approval.

AMD announced a definitive agreement to acquire World Labs, the AI model and research laboratory led by Fei-Fei Li (李飞飞). The reported consideration is $8.2 billion in an all-stock transaction, with closing expected by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approval; the acquisition has not been reported as completed.

The agreement provides for Li to join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist, reporting directly to CEO Lisa Su (苏姿丰). The acquisition encompasses the laboratory’s research team and models, rather than a disclosed purchase of GPU capacity or data-center infrastructure.

Su described the purpose as combining World Labs’ research talent with AMD’s hardware, software and systems capabilities. The supplied sources do not disclose the share-exchange ratio, number of shares to be issued or resulting shareholder dilution.