AI Lowers Barrier for Cyber-Adversary Manipulation in 2024 Election

Executive summary: This commentary warns that generative AI is amplifying the threat landscape for election interference—enabling foreign adversaries (notably actors tied to China, Russia, and Iran) and less sophisticated actors to produce high-quality disinformation, deepfakes, and other information operations. It urges a risk-informed defensive posture—hardening systems, continuous monitoring, threat hunting, and cross-sector collaboration among government, social media, and AI companies—to protect election infrastructure and public trust.