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How would you use AI to improve Google Photos?
How to approach it
Start from what goes wrong with a library of thousands of photos, such as never finding the one you want, before reaching for any model.
How a strong answer opens
“I'd start from what goes wrong with a library of thousands of photos, like never finding the one you want, before reaching for any model. Let me pick parents as the user.”
Outline of a strong answer
Try answering out loud for a few minutes before you open this.
- Clarify the goal: engagement, storage upgrades, or user delight
- Segment users: parents, travelers, people using photos as a memory aid for receipts and documents
- Pick parents and their pain: finding a specific moment, sharing the best shots with family
- Ideas: search by plain description, auto-made highlight albums, best-shot picking from bursts
- Prioritize description search and name the privacy rules for faces and children
- Measure successful searches per user and shares, with a guardrail on wrong or sensitive matches
Where this question usually goes wrong
Listing AI features like auto-editing without a user problem, and forgetting privacy rules for faces and children.
Learn the method
Designing an AI feature in Module 7, AI product interviews.
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