Google Tests Tabletop, an AI Tool for Group Planning
Google Labs has opened a waitlist for Tabletop, an experiment that lets groups ask an AI agent to build shared planning tools.
Google has begun testing Tabletop, an experimental product from its Google Labs unit that lets groups build shared planning tools by asking an AI agent. The company announced the test on November 11, and access is limited to a waitlist, according to coverage by SiliconANGLE and Digital Trends.
What happened
Tabletop works around shared online spaces. The person who creates a space adds links, files and ideas the group has gathered, then tags @tabletop with a request or starts from a template. The agent produces an interactive tool, such as a trip itinerary, a dinner poll, an expense splitter or a tournament bracket.
The creator shares the space through an invite link, typically posted in an existing group chat, and members can work on the tools at the same time. Roman Nurik, design and engineering lead at Google Labs, wrote in a blog post that the shared workspace works "like in a Google Doc," according to SiliconANGLE. He said planning something like a family trip or a potluck goes more smoothly when everyone can contribute from one place.
Tools can be reworked later with further requests. In one demonstration described by SiliconANGLE, a seating chart was changed so name badges could be dragged between tables. Digital Trends listed other examples, including an interactive map of road-trip stops, a spinning wheel for picking a restaurant and live pickleball brackets.
Who can use it
Google describes Tabletop as an experimental product available through a waitlist. Both outlets reported that it is limited to U.S. users aged 18 and older. SiliconANGLE said Google plans to admit more people each week.
Google has not said which of its AI models power Tabletop, according to SiliconANGLE. Neither outlet reported pricing, and Google has not announced a wider release or said whether it will charge for access.
Why it matters
Digital Trends described Tabletop as an extension of earlier Google Labs experiments in AI-driven app building, called Opal and Disco, applied to group coordination. SiliconANGLE also linked it to Google's September decision to let up to six household members share its CC agent, an AI assistant from Google Labs, and noted that OpenAI added group chats to ChatGPT a year earlier, allowing up to 20 people in one thread.
The product targets everyday planning that often happens across messaging apps, shared documents and spreadsheets. Google Labs experiments are often trial runs, and not all of them become permanent products.
What comes next
It is not yet known when, or whether, Tabletop will be offered outside the United States, what it will cost, or how well it performs beyond Google's own demonstrations. Google has not said whether features from the experiment will be folded into other products.
