[traceroute66]

Headline at the top of the Cerebras page linked to by the OP "Cerebras Raises $1.1B Series G at $8.1B Valuation".

If you're going after the AI money gravy train then you need to wave the "we have $n registered users" carrot on your PPT slides for the investors because registered user == monetization opportunity.

I'm not defending it. I hate being forced to register for shit when I just want to try it or use the free tier.

But it is what it is.

[Saline9515]

Well if they give it out for free (aka they pay for it), asking you to register is a reasonable ask. It's not a public service funded by taxpayers.

[freak42]

Yes they can ask, but do it at the beginning not the end of the process, this is a dark pattern and fucking annoying.

[magackame]

Anyone remember those online psychological tests where you spend an hour on one and in the end you need to pay up to get the result?)))

[traceroute66]

> do it at the beginning not the end

Exactly this.

If you present me with a form and a submit button then I expect the input to go through and a result to be presented.

If you don't want to present me with results before login, then put the form behind the wall too.

Simple.

[traceroute66]

> Well if they give it out for free (aka they pay for it), asking you to register is a reasonable ask

They have other options... rate limiting, serving (more) quantized to non-registered etc. etc.

[Saline9515]

Those options are still not free. And giving a degraded version of your product to free users is a bad way to acquire clients.

[cyanydeez]

Right, being proud of your money making is not something I consider a consumer focused product unless that customer is other moneyseeking orga, which like cancer, often ends up in a bubble.