Improve Google Photos by 10 times.

This question is asking you to think about way in which Google Photos can be improved significantly, instead of just a little. The phrase "10 times" is generally seen as a hyperbole meant to encourage you to think big and bold. The interviewer wants you to discuss potential improvements to the product, illustrating your understanding of its core features, limitations and opportunities for enhancement. They not only expect a familiarity with the product, but also an understanding of its user base, target demographics and use-cases.

Google Photos is an excellent product with a robust set of features. However, there are areas where we can significantly improve it. Here are my suggestions:

1. Improve the Photo Editing Functionality: While Google Photos offers a basic set of editing features, it is nowhere near as robust as other dedicated photo editing applications. If we could integrate advanced photo editing tools, such as filters, color correction, and image manipulation, users would not need to switch to third party apps.

2. Integration with Other Popular Platforms: Although Google Photos is already integrated with other Google services, it would be great if it could work even more seamlessly with other popular platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, allowing users to post directly from their Google Photos Library.

3. Enhance the AI Capabilities: Google Photos already categorizes photos based on locations, things, and people. However, if we could train the AI to recognize more complicated scenarios such as events or moments, this could be a game changer. For instance, Google Photos could create themed albums around a user's vacation or a wedding event.

While Google Photos is already an efficient product there is always room for improvement:

1. Advanced Search Capabilities: Our AI's capabilities can be extended to the contents of the pictures themselves. For example, a search for "picnics" will show all photos from picnics, regardless of location or time. It simply recognizes that everyone is eating outside.

2. Security Integrations: Cybersecurity is increasingly critical as data breaches continue to escalate. To address this, we could introduce biometric authentication for added security to reassure users that their photos and videos remain private and protected.

3. Better Previews: To improve the viewing experience, we could introduce a hover preview function. This will show more details of a picture or play a short segment of a video when a user hovers over it.

4. Collaboration feature: A feature to allow multiple users to contribute to a single photo album could also serve as a communal event diary. This would be a great tool for families or for groups of friends at events.

The key is to ensure that users are spending more time within the Google Photos application and finding value in the additional features. The more integrated and cohesive the experience, the more they will use it.