One of modern AI’s most influential researchers is now at the center of AMD’s $8 billion bet on physical AI. AMD said Monday it had agreed to acquire World Labs, a San Francisco startup cofounded in 2024 by Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock deal valued at roughly $8.2 billion. World Labs is building
Fei-Fei Li says running an AI startup has brought out her “tiger mom” side. In an interview with Bloomberg released on Wednesday, the Stanford professor, known for creating ImageNet and often called the “Godmother of AI,” said that her seniority at the startup has put her in a bit of a parental role. Li cofounded
