AMD agrees to buy Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for about $8.2bn in stock

AEC Magazine reported on 29 September 2026 that AMD has agreed to acquire spatial-AI company World Labs for about $8.2bn, paid entirely in shares, with closing expected by the end of 2026 subject to regulatory approval. Fei-Fei Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist. The magazine notes the deal raises questions about Autodesk's $200m investment in World Labs and its access to the technology.

What it means A chipmaker now owns one of the leading 3D world-model labs, so design and robotics tools built on it may end up tied to AMD hardware.