What changed
Google introduced Tabletop, a real-time collaborative space that turns links, files and prompts into custom group utilities such as itineraries, polls, expense splitters and tournament brackets. The experiment is rolling out by waitlist to adults in the United States.
Why it matters
The product moves AI-generated mini-apps into a shared, simultaneous workspace instead of a one-person chat. It is a limited experiment, so teams should not depend on durable data, permissions or export behavior that Google has not specified.
What to do
If admitted, test one non-sensitive planning workflow with multiple users, then inspect sharing, edit authority, data retention and export before replacing an existing collaborative tool.
Caveat
Tabletop is a Google Labs experiment with United States, age and waitlist restrictions. The announcement does not publish enterprise controls, persistence guarantees, pricing, supported export or a general availability date.