In an interview on October 25, 2026, Li Feifei discussed her original intention for founding World Labs, arguing that although large language models are powerful, human interaction and creation extend beyond language. Perception, planning, and creation in the 3D physical world are the true foundations of intelligence, and the real frontier of AI is moving toward spatial intelligence, which will lead a new industrial revolution.
AMD has agreed to acquire World Labs, an AI startup founded by Fei-Fei Li, for $8.2 billion, aiming to advance future AI computing.
Fei-Fei Li called for stronger AI oversight by independent institutions and the public sector, arguing that safety assessments should not be left solely to developers and that government, industry and academia should set standards together. She also noted that World Labs is developing world models that can generate and reconstruct 3D environments for robotics training and applications in design and healthcare.