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Feature Reuqest: Natural language image search using CLIP Embeddings

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PHP
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Description

Describe the feature you'd like to request

I would love to see natural language image search. You might know it from google photos or iCloud - searches like "A dog and a girl in snow" or "girl on beach with sunset".

Describe the solution you'd like

The industry standard seems to be CLIP embeddings, as e.g. implemented in immich:
https://docs.immich.app/features/searching/

Describe alternatives you've considered

The existing tag-based search is inherently limited and cannot cover the same use cases. It is also less accurate.

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Research direction

Review the existing tag-based search and the linked Immich documentation for the proposed CLIP-based approach. Define how natural-language queries such as the examples should be represented and searched, and verify that the resulting search supports the requested image-discovery use cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
machine-learning, php
Domain
machine-learning, search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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