World Labs, co-founded by Fei-Fei Li, secured a $1 billion funding round, including a $200 million investment from Autodesk. The partnership will explore integrating World Labs’ AI models, which generate immersive 3D environments particularly for entertainment.

TechCrunch reports that World Labs, an AI startup, has secured a $200 million investment from Autodesk as part of a larger $1 billion funding round. The partnership aims to integrate World Labs' AI-generated 3D environments with Autodesk's 3D design tools, starting with entertainment use cases. Autodesk will advise World Labs and collaborate at the research and model level, with plans to initially focus on media and entertainment.