Big tech firms are finally working together on something, with researchers collectively publishing a report about the importance of being able to monitor AI thinking.
The evolution of AI over the last few years has spurred a lot of business-world changes in 2025. While many claim productivity is on the rise, many other experts are warning that the potential risks far outweigh the rewards.
With this report from companies like Meta, Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic, there’s new evidence that the technology has even more risks than we realized.
Report From Big Tech Researchers Outlines AI Concern
In a joint report from researchers at AI companies Meta, Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic, the experts highlighted the importance of being able to monitor how AI thinks.
More specifically, the researchers expressed concerns that, while AI now thinks in human languages, there is a chance that that could change in the near future without specific safeguards put in place.
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“AI systems that ‘think’ in human language offer a unique opportunity for AI safety: we can monitor their chains of thought for the intent to misbehave.” -the report
In addition to being penned by some of the leading AI professionals in the industry, the report has also received endorsements from experts in the field, including the godfather of AI himself, Geoffrey Hinton.
The Risks of AI
If you don’t think that the ability to monitor AI thinking is important, you likely haven’t been keeping up with some of the nefarious behaviors these models have been exhibiting as they grow more advanced.
There are more and more reports of AI models lying to, blackmailing, and even impersonating humans when threatened with shutdowns, leading many experts to believe we’re a lot closer to a serious problem than we realized.
Suffice to say, the ability to monitor how these models are thinking is paramount to prioritizing safety in the long run, and companies need to make a concerted effort to ensure this level of protection in the advancement of their AI technology.
The Importance of AI Regulation
Given the track record of companies like Meta and Google when it comes to developing new technologies, it’s safe to say they aren’t going to properly regulate themselves. From antitrust suits to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the big tech firms have proven they need a regulatory push to do the right thing.
Luckily, there are signs that the law is finally catching up. US lawmakers swiftly struck down the provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill that would ban individual states from regulating AI, opening up a few more lines of defense from unfettered advancement.
Given the infancy of AI technology in 2025, it’s hard to say whether we’ll fulfill the many doomsday scenarios being pitched by some experts. Still, if businesses don’t heed these kinds of warning consistently, who knows where we could end up in the near future?
