Happy Tuesday! Here’s your Tuesday Tech Drop, some of the past week’s top stories from the intersection of technology and politics.

Florida files suit against OpenAI

Florida has filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of putting the public at risk by prioritizing profit over safety. The suit accuses the artificial intelligence company of aiding and abetting mass shooters and makes reference to the alleged use of ChatGPT to help plan a shooting at Florida State University last year.

OpenAI previously denied responsibility in the fatal shooting at FSU, which has led to a civil lawsuit against the company, and said it implements safeguards to “detect harmful intent, limit misuse, and respond appropriately when safety risks arise.”

Read more at NPR.

Epstein’s eerie genetic dream

A recent report from The New York Times on the Epstein files — that is, the ones not currently being withheld by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department — reveals details about late financier Jeffrey Epstein’s arrangements to have his sperm held in a cryobank after he died.

The arrangement, made with a California-based company that said it no longer has Epstein’s genetic material, raises obvious questions about the convicted sex offender’s reported goal of seeding the human race with his DNA.

Read more at the Times.

Google’s ‘debugging’ program

Google is seeking the federal government’s permission to release up to 32 million mosquitoes in Florida and California as part of a project aimed at lowering the number of illness-spreading bugs.

Read more at The Guardian.

Roblox under review

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has launched an investigation into Roblox over reports about the gaming platform leaving children vulnerable to abuse. Roblox has previously responded to such concerns by saying that “no system is perfect” and that it has implemented “rigorous safeguards.”

Read more here.

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Ja’han Jones

Ja’han Jones is an MS NOW opinion blogger. He previously wrote The ReidOut Blog.