It’s already automated, you don’t need AI/ML to perform mass-phishing attempts. LDo you think there’s someone manually-dialing you every time you get a spam call?

The way we mitigate scams today definitely encourages me; the existence of victims does not imply the failure or inadequacy of safeguards keeping up with technology.

While AI stokes the imagination, it’s not so inspiring that I can make the argument in my head for you about why humanity’s better off with access to these tools being kept in the hands of corporations that repeatedly get sued for placing profits over public welfare.