Tracy Mumford

One line item initially claimed a contract was worth $8 billion when it was $8 million. The full analysis of Doge's budget claims is at NYTimes.com.

One line item initially claimed a contract was worth $8 billion when it was $8 million. The full analysis of Doge's budget claims is at NYTimes.com.

Jim Tankersley is the Times bureau chief in Berlin.

Jim Tankersley is the Times bureau chief in Berlin.

Jim Tankersley is the Times bureau chief in Berlin.

Officials at the Vatican say that Pope Francis is in the early stages of kidney failure. They say he's alert, but that his condition continues to be critical, 10 days after he was hospitalized in Rome for respiratory issues. Yesterday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York City said that he's, quote, in very, very fragile health and probably close to death.

Officials at the Vatican say that Pope Francis is in the early stages of kidney failure. They say he's alert, but that his condition continues to be critical, 10 days after he was hospitalized in Rome for respiratory issues. Yesterday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York City said that he's, quote, in very, very fragile health and probably close to death.

Officials at the Vatican say that Pope Francis is in the early stages of kidney failure. They say he's alert, but that his condition continues to be critical, 10 days after he was hospitalized in Rome for respiratory issues. Yesterday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York City said that he's, quote, in very, very fragile health and probably close to death.

Catholic leaders have been urging people to pray for the 88-year-old pope. Mental health professionals are sounding the alarm about unregulated AI chatbots claiming to be therapists. Professionally programmed therapy chatbots do exist. They're set up with scripts and guardrails, and there's been a hope that they can help make up for a shortage of mental health providers.

Catholic leaders have been urging people to pray for the 88-year-old pope. Mental health professionals are sounding the alarm about unregulated AI chatbots claiming to be therapists. Professionally programmed therapy chatbots do exist. They're set up with scripts and guardrails, and there's been a hope that they can help make up for a shortage of mental health providers.

Catholic leaders have been urging people to pray for the 88-year-old pope. Mental health professionals are sounding the alarm about unregulated AI chatbots claiming to be therapists. Professionally programmed therapy chatbots do exist. They're set up with scripts and guardrails, and there's been a hope that they can help make up for a shortage of mental health providers.

But this month, the head of the American Psychological Association said that vulnerable people have been turning to sites filled with user-generated bots that anyone can talk to. Some are labeled psychologist or therapist, and they can even claim to have a degree from Stanford or specialize in specific techniques.

But this month, the head of the American Psychological Association said that vulnerable people have been turning to sites filled with user-generated bots that anyone can talk to. Some are labeled psychologist or therapist, and they can even claim to have a degree from Stanford or specialize in specific techniques.

But this month, the head of the American Psychological Association said that vulnerable people have been turning to sites filled with user-generated bots that anyone can talk to. Some are labeled psychologist or therapist, and they can even claim to have a degree from Stanford or specialize in specific techniques.

Unlike therapy chatbots trained by human doctors, the fake therapy bots simply echo users' beliefs back to them, and in some cases, reinforce harmful thoughts. After interacting with one, a teenage boy in Texas started being violent towards his parents, and a 14-year-old in Florida died by suicide.

Unlike therapy chatbots trained by human doctors, the fake therapy bots simply echo users' beliefs back to them, and in some cases, reinforce harmful thoughts. After interacting with one, a teenage boy in Texas started being violent towards his parents, and a 14-year-old in Florida died by suicide.

Unlike therapy chatbots trained by human doctors, the fake therapy bots simply echo users' beliefs back to them, and in some cases, reinforce harmful thoughts. After interacting with one, a teenage boy in Texas started being violent towards his parents, and a 14-year-old in Florida died by suicide.

Psychologists are warning that these bots need human supervision and federal oversight, especially as the technology advances and they become more realistic. And finally... You can't believe I'm going to be living in Fairmont Crest. A new daytime soap opera premieres today on CBS, something that hasn't happened this century.

Psychologists are warning that these bots need human supervision and federal oversight, especially as the technology advances and they become more realistic. And finally... You can't believe I'm going to be living in Fairmont Crest. A new daytime soap opera premieres today on CBS, something that hasn't happened this century.

Psychologists are warning that these bots need human supervision and federal oversight, especially as the technology advances and they become more realistic. And finally... You can't believe I'm going to be living in Fairmont Crest. A new daytime soap opera premieres today on CBS, something that hasn't happened this century.