We urgently need to monitor AI agents’ actions in real time technologyreview.com

Researchers who examined four widely used AI-agent frameworks found they often lack persistent agent IDs and records of human approvals, permission changes, and agent decisions, making it difficult to detect unauthorized actions or audit outcomes. The authors argue that OpenTelemetry’s working group should urgently set shared standards for these records as agents spread into sectors such as finance, government, and medicine.