The Daily Dirt: AI’s 9-9-6 grind is rough on workers, rosy for real estate

Could a brutal work schedule be the deus ex machina commercial real estate’s been waiting for? New York has long prided itself on being the city that never sleeps. But even by Big Apple standards, the latest mantra circulating among some AI companies sounds extreme: 9-9-6. Don’t get it confused with 6-7: this new number means 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week, a work schedule with roots in China’s tech sector that’s been creeping into Silicon Valley, and now, Manhattan. The grind could be a boon for commercial real estate, driving demand for offices built for long […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.