Chipmaker AMD is acquiring World Labs, a two-year-old startup focused on physical AI that was cofounded by industry pioneer Fei-Fei Li. The $8.2 billion, all-stock deal will give AMD important technology in an emerging branch of AI that could power a new generation of autonomous machines such as robots and self-driving cars. The acquisition will
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
