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AMD has introduced Helion, an open rack-scale reference design offering CPU-only and combined CPU/GPU configurations, with hardware configurations planned for November 2026. The OCP-based blueprint gives hyperscalers a separate agent-execution rack and enterprises a combined system for agents and inference.

AMD wants a stronger position in the next phase of AI. Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs needs room to pursue expensive research while the market for world models takes shape. Their proposed deal brings those ambitions together.

AMD has launched its first factory-integrated AI rack system, combining 72 Instinct `MI455X` GPUs with 18 sixth-generation `EPYC` processors. AMD says MI455X GPUs are in production, while customer rack deployments are planned over late 2026 and 2027.

Meta has signed a multi-year infrastructure agreement with AMD to support its AI infrastructure with up to 6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs, aiming to start physical deliveries in the second half of 2026.