AI + Pinterest Notes: How Annotations Make Search and Recommendations Smarter

By Alex Chen • 6 min read
AI + Pinterest Notes: How Annotations Make Search and Recommendations Smarter

AI is everywhere. But AI needs data. Specifically, it needs *context*.

The Missing Context

An AI sees a picture of a chair. It doesn't know you hate the legs but love the fabric. Only YOU know that.

Enriching the Model

When you add a note 'Love the fabric', you are creating structured data. In the future, local AI models could read your Notestopin notes to give you hyper-personalized recommendations.

'Find me more chairs with this specific fabric texture.' That's the future we are building toward.