The full text of the statement is as follows:

We remain as committed as ever to the development of the x86 architecture, as evidenced by the establishment of the x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group in cooperation with AMD and other industry leaders. This initiative reinforces our determination to ensure a strong future for the x86 architecture based on decades of software compatibility.

Although we have pivoted away from the x86S initiative, our focus remains on promoting innovation and cooperation within the x86 ecosystem.

Intel introduced the concept of x86S in 2023, aiming to relieve the heavy and bloated historical burden that modern x86 processors carry due to the need to be compatible with old instructions and architectures by migrating to a "pure 64-bit" system and improve the operating efficiency of future x86 processors. The specification was previously updated to version 1.2 in June 2024.

However, due to the x86 ecosystem and licensing model, it would be extremely difficult for either of the two x86 giants, Intel and AMD, to make significant adjustments to the instruction set without the support of the other.

Intel and AMD announced on October 16th this year that they jointly established the x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group. Other founding members of this group include Broadcom, Dell, Google, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), HP, Lenovo, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.

The x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group aims to bring together industry leaders to jointly shape the future of the x86 architecture and drive developer innovation through a more unified instruction set and architecture interface. One of the plans is to improve the software consistency and interface performance of Intel and AMD's x86 product lines by simplifying the architecture guidelines.