Actress Mehazabien Chowdhury has voiced strong opposition to the creation and circulation of false or fabricated content using artificial intelligence (AI), warning that using technology to humiliate someone is not entertainment but a criminal act. She has also raised concerns about the role of social media users who share such material and help it reach a wider audience.
In a Facebook post on Thursday morning (15 October), Mehazabien questioned the ethics of turning someone’s humiliation into a source of online engagement or income. She asked whether it was acceptable to damage another person’s dignity in exchange for views, likes, shares or a small financial gain.
“Creating false and fabricated content about someone using AI and spreading it with the intention of humiliating them is not entertainment. It is a crime,” she wrote.
The actress argued that the consequences extend beyond the individual who creates such content. When hundreds or thousands of people share it, the problem becomes a broader social concern, raising questions about public attitudes, personal responsibility and respect for others.
Mehazabien also challenged the tendency to judge an incident differently depending on whether the victim is a member of one’s own family. She questioned why someone should have to be related to us before deserving basic human respect.
Rather than asking how people would react if the same thing happened to their mother or sister, she urged social media users to recognise the dignity of every individual, regardless of their personal relationship with the person concerned.
Acknowledging the growing competition for views, likes, shares and trending status, Mehazabien noted that content creation has become a source of livelihood for many people. She said she did not dismiss the struggles faced by those who depend on such work to earn a living.
However, she questioned how the humiliation and disrespect of another person could become an acceptable means of making money.
According to the actress, the harmful use of AI-generated content is no longer an issue confined to women or men. In the race for views and online engagement, anyone could become involved in spreading such material, while anyone could also become a victim.
Her concerns extend beyond those who deliberately create misleading content. People who willingly share, discuss and circulate such material also contribute to its spread, potentially increasing the harm caused to the person targeted.
AI technology can be used to manipulate images, videos and voices, making it increasingly important for social media users to verify content before accepting or sharing it. Fabricated material presented as genuine can mislead audiences and damage an individual’s reputation. Mehazabien’s comments highlight the need for greater awareness and responsible behaviour in the digital space.
She urged users to think carefully before sharing content that could harm someone’s dignity, rather than treating every viral post as harmless entertainment.
Concluding her post, Mehazabien called on people to consider whether their actions make them complicit in someone else’s wrongdoing.
“Think about whether you want to become part of a criminal’s wrongdoing and reveal your own lack of conscience,” she wrote.
Her message underlines the importance of ethical conduct in an era when AI tools make it easier to create and distribute manipulated material. Popularity on social media does not necessarily make content acceptable, and the pursuit of online engagement should not come at the expense of another person’s dignity and reputation.
