Timothy Haugh, who currently serves as deputy commander of US Cyber Command, made aware his concerns over generative artificial intelligence (AI) as the country approaches its upcoming election cycle. Haugh has experience dealing with election threats, having recently co-led a joint task force with the National Security Agency (NSA) that focused on protecting the midterm election from foreign hackers. During his second nomination hearing as the nominee to lead US Cyber Command and the NSA, he told the Senate Armed Services Committee that this election cycle will be slightly different than most others in the past, and we must consider the role generative AI will play. Generative AI is a technology that can take a user’s text prompt inputs in order to output new, authentic-looking content. Such tools have been a growing concern, especially among senior national security officials who are worried about the threats they pose when used for malicious purposes. Jen Easterly, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) went so far as to call generative AI the greatest issue they foresee being dealt with over this century. Such technologies as this have their practical uses, but they’re also conveniently available to be leveraged by malicious actors, cybercriminals, and nation states. Foreign threats to the ballot box are not a new concept, but generative AI will likely make this election cycle much more challenging for those looking to uphold its integrity.