World Labs has agreed to join AMD. The deal brings together the company’s AI software, foundation models, and applications under a single roof, with AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su adding a new Chief Scientist role to her existing duties.
The arrangement was announced through a statement from World Labs. It says the partnership with AMD started last year with model training and inference work on AMD GPUs. That technical collaboration showed both sides that combining their AI software, foundation models, and applications would work well together.
Deal Details At A Glance
| Role | Person | New Position |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Vice President & Chief Scientist | Dr. Fei-Fei Li | Working directly with CEO Dr. Lisa Su |
| Team Lead | Justin Johnson | Continuing leadership as World Labs joins AMD |
| Team Lead | Ben Mildenhall | Continuing leadership alongside Justin |
The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026, pending regulatory approval and other standard closing steps.
What World Labs Actually Does
World Labs was founded in 2024. Its stated mission is solving problems in the spatial and physical world through AI. The company has built an AI ecosystem that spans software, foundation models, and applications.
The partnership with AMD began with model training and inference work on AMD GPUs. That technical collaboration showed both sides that combining their AI software, foundation models, and applications would work well together.
The company’s approach centers on its AI ecosystem, which brings together software, foundation models, and applications. World Labs has been working on this system since it was founded in 2024.
The People Behind The Deal
Dr. Fei-Fei Li is joining AMD as Executive Vice President and Chief Scientist. She will work directly with CEO Dr. Lisa Su. Justin Johnson and Ben Mildenhall will continue leading the World Labs team as it joins AMD to form a world-leading frontier research organization.
Together, the group is committed to building out an end-to-end open AI ecosystem spanning hardware, software, platforms, and widely accessible open models.
The deal is a natural fit for both parties. The two companies already worked together on model training and inference, and the statement describes the partnership as a natural fit that combines software, foundation models, and applications.
The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026 pending regulatory approval.
Source material: “World Labs Is Joining AMD,” worldlabs.ai.
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