Google has launched Tabletop, a new Google Labs experiment that turns a group's plans into interactive tools built by artificial intelligence. The company announced Tabletop on 11 November, pitching it as a shared space where friends, families and clubs can plan, play and make decisions together in real time.

To use it, a group adds its links, files and ideas to a shared space, then prompts @tabletop — or picks a starter template — to generate the tool it needs. Google's examples include trip itineraries, dinner polls, expense splitters and tournament brackets, all sitting in the same space where the group gathered its information.

How groups work together in Tabletop

Once a space is ready, the creator drops an invite link into the group chat and everyone can jump in at the same time, in the way several people can edit a Google Doc together. Voting, planning and tracking happen live inside that shared environment, and participants can ask @tabletop to change a rule or build something new as plans evolve. Google's demonstrations include a road trip combining route mapping, votes on stops and shared-budget splitting, and a Pong tab turned into Pickle Pong, with a bouncing pickle and a live scoreboard.

Who can try it — and what is not clear yet

For now, Tabletop is rolling out in the United States only, to people aged 18 and over, through a waitlist at labs.google/tabletop, with new users admitted each week. Google has not said which AI model powers it, whether it will cost anything, or when it might reach other countries. As a Labs experiment, it may change — or be dropped — before it ever becomes a finished product. Unite.AI reported the launch, and The Verge compared its look to workplace tools such as Asana and Monday.