{"id":864625,"date":"2026-09-29T11:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T11:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/864625\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T11:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T11:04:09","slug":"amd-just-spent-8-2-billion-to-enlist-the-godmother-of-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/864625\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD just spent $8.2 billion to enlist the &#8216;Godmother of AI&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">In spending $8.2 billion to scoop up World Labs, AMD (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/AMD\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:AMD;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:1;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;AMD&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AMD<\/a>) CEO Lisa Su has gained an AI innovator and possible successor for when the time comes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">AMD announced late this afternoon an agreement <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/technology\/ai\/articles\/amd-acquire-fei-fei-li-203933879.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:to%20acquire%20World%20Labs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:2;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;to acquire World Labs&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">to acquire World Labs<\/a>, an AI model lab based in San Francisco that focuses on software for 3D environments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">World Labs was founded in 2024 and is led by Dr. Fei-Fei Li, a leading AI researcher known in tech circles as the &#8220;Godmother of AI.&#8221; She was once the chief scientist at Google (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/GOOG\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:GOOG;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:3;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;GOOG&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GOOG<\/a>) Cloud.  <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/91a0c3486cc51a7597c02a7939e311fe7535c82c3113777f338cbd5571ac8e6e\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefit_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fd29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2Fuser-uploaded%2Fimage_0435.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"AMD CEO Lisa Su (left) and World Labs' Fei-Fei Li (right).\" height=\"540\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-1f8hkhu loader\"\/><\/a> AMD CEO Lisa Su (left) and World Labs&#8217; Fei-Fei Li (right).  \u00b7 Fei-Fei Li Substack post.         <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Li will join AMD as an executive vice president and chief scientist. The direct reporting line to Su underscores the pivotal role Li will play in shaping AMD amid the unprecedented AI boom.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">At the same time, Li will add new operational layers to her resume by working closely with one of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/markets\/article\/amd-ceo-lisa-su-is-having-a-september-to-remember-135902902.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:most%20well-regarded%20CEOs%20in%20tech;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:4;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;most well-regarded CEOs in tech&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">most well-regarded CEOs in tech<\/a>, including a greater presence on Wall Street and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/video\/ai-demand-isnt-slowing-down-142033884.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:executing%20big%20deals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:5;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;executing big deals&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">executing big deals<\/a> like the one Su struck with Meta (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/META\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:META;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:6;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;META&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">META<\/a>) this year.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">AMD shares rose 0.7% during premarket trading on Tuesday.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">&#8220;This is a talent and model-insight buy, not a revenue play. AMD gets the people building the models its future chips will have to run. Fei-Fei made the case from her side: &#8216;Without having a focused hardware effort, AI is hobbled in efficiency,'&#8221; tech analyst Patrick Moorhead said.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Citigroup analyst Atif Malik also shared an initial reaction to AMD&#8217;s latest bout of dealmaking.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">&#8220;By adding Dr. Fei-Fei Li and her team, AMD gains deeper visibility into how AI models are evolving, which strengthens its competitive position against NVIDIA and accelerates its broader AI platform ambitions,&#8221; Malik wrote. &#8220;We believe the motivations for this transaction include: 1) acquiring more leading AI engineers; 2) better position the company within physical AI, and 3) build better end-to-end systems. 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