New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- The Indian-origin, USA-based CEO, Daksh Gupta, faced backlash in 2024 for advocating a 14-hour workday, but he still hasn't changed his position and maintains that most Silicon Valley techies like to work 12 hours a day, six days a week, reported the Hindustan Times.

The 23-years-old techie who co-founded and is the CEO of the AI startup Greptile, has now been described as "the poster child of AI boom's grindcore culture" by The San Francisco Standard.

He claimed 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, track sleep, eat ...