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AMD announced plans to acquire AI world model startup World Labs for $8.2 billion, with founder Fei-Fei Li joining AMD as Executive Vice President and Chief Scientist.
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AMD is making an $8.2 billion bet on spatial AI, tied to World Labs, the spatial AI research company co-founded by Fei-Fei Li in 2024.
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“AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li just co-founded spatial AI research company World Labs in 2024.”
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