From AI That Answers to AI That Acts
AMD, Monday, October 19th, 2026
AMD argues physical AI makes performance a system-level problem and draws on two decades of robotics work to frame its approach.
AMD says AI's first big moment was in the cloud and the next phase is in the physical world.
The shift to physical AI forces enterprises to rethink performance, since metrics built for training and inference tell only part of the story when AI must perceive, reason and control machines near people.
AMD argues performance becomes a system-level problem that reshapes how robots are measured and designed.
It cites two decades of AMD work in industrial arms, mobile robots, surgical systems and aerospace.