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996 Culture Spreads Across Silicon Valley AI
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Relevance ScoreResearchers Nathan Lambert and Sebastian Raschka said on a recent Lex Fridman podcast that a '996' work schedule—9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week—is gaining traction among AI teams in Silicon Valley as firms race to iterate models. They cite OpenAI and Anthropic as examples and warn the grind is causing burnout, health issues, and lost family time.
