Google Labs launches Tabletop for group planning
Google Labs has released Tabletop, an experiment for real-time group collaboration in which users prompt an AI to build shared tools such as trip itineraries, polls and expense splitters for their group.
Google announced Tabletop, a new Google Labs experiment for groups that need to coordinate, such as families planning a trip, people running a rec league or friends hosting a potluck.
Users set up a shared "space" by adding links, files and ideas. They can then prompt the @tabletop assistant or pick a starter template to generate interactive tools. Google's examples are custom trip itineraries, dinner polls, expense splitters and tournament brackets.
When a space is ready, its creator shares an invite link, for example in a group chat. Everyone with the link can work in the space at the same time, which Google compares to editing a Google Doc.
Tabletop is rolling out by waitlist to users in the U.S. who are 18 or older. Sign-up is at labs.google/tabletop.
Several key details are missing from the announcement. Google does not say which model powers @tabletop, whether the tools it generates are built as code or as structured templates, or what limits apply to the size of a space or a group. It also gives no information on pricing, plans for other countries, or whether the experiment will connect to other Google Workspace products. Like other Google Labs projects, Tabletop is labeled an experiment rather than a finished product.