# Bad Influence story: Google tests Tabletop, an AI tool for building shared group planning apps

Active · 7 articles · 6 sources · First reported 11-11 11:00. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/ad7cbe1d-c917-4689-b244-ac3ae99d93a5

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Latest update (11-11 17:37): Google begins testing Tabletop, an AI agent that builds group planning tools

Overview: Google Labs has launched Tabletop, an experimental AI tool that builds custom shared spaces for groups to coordinate with family and friends. Users describe an app, such as a savings tracker, chore chart or dinner poll, and the tool generates it with shared access through an invite link. Google says groups can add links and files and use @tabletop or starter templates to create itineraries, expense splitters and tournament brackets that everyone can edit at once.

Access is through a waitlist limited to U.S. users 18 and older. Google says it will admit more people each week. SiliconANGLE reports Google did not disclose pricing or which models run Tabletop. A Testing Catalog post describes the waitlist as being for "ultra trusted testers," while Google's announcement lists it as open to U.S. users 18 and older.

Coverage timeline (newest first):
1. 11-11 17:37 · SiliconANGLE · AI · [Google begins testing Tabletop, an AI agent that builds group planning tools](https://badinfluence.news/items/bo0qnd6h7rbjhvrmmns9jr8v5)
2. 11-11 16:38 · Testing Catalog · [Google introduces Tabletop, an experimental AI shared space for groups](https://badinfluence.news/items/iv8likhma3r7huyoa8wqfyz1l)
3. 11-11 14:12 · Google Labs · [Google Labs shows how its engineer's family uses Tabletop](https://badinfluence.news/items/iplbsc3vzkpctj5w6zu5sx9yr)
4. 11-11 11:57 · Google · [Google introduces Tabletop, a collaborative space for custom group tools](https://badinfluence.news/items/vwu11is5urgriz1vv0hzifvzq)
5. 11-11 11:08 · Google Labs · [Google introduces Tabletop, a shared-space experiment for group planning](https://badinfluence.news/items/gecddkph3ur01msolfc1womyv)
6. 11-11 11:00 · The Verge · AI · [Google's Tabletop beta lets users build custom collaboration apps with AI](https://badinfluence.news/items/bdl728kvja1eo9kfw8lyvie3c)
7. 11-11 11:00 · Google Labs (from the company) · [Google launches Tabletop, a collaborative planning experiment in Google Labs](https://badinfluence.news/items/w6zgvhtg4gupfcko7r7vmu0xt)
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