India, Sept. 1 -- Daksh Gupta, the Indian-origin, USA-based CEO who faced extreme backlash last year for advocating a 14-hour workday, has not changed his stance on long hours and hustle culture. The founder of AI startup Greptile still maintains that most Silicon Valley techies like to work 12 days a week, six days a week.

A recent piece in The San Francisco Standard described Gupta as "the poster child of AI boom's grindcore culture". Speaking to the news outlet, the Indian-origin CEO claimed that the Burning Man festival no longer speaks to youngsters who prefer to work, work out and lead a clean lifestyle.

"The current vibe is no drinking, no drugs, 9-9-6 [work from 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week], lift heavy, run far, marry early, t...