@helenoftroy2000 That was reaction as well before people began saying creepy shit.

@Gibbon Well the original comment sounded like an insult so 🤷

@EzraIsShy76028 That was a defensive response without thinking it through. If I said something sarcastic it would be different because so many don't get it.

@Gibbon Oh yeah sarcasm through text can be extremely hard to convey properly. Especially if someone (like me) already struggles socially in real life online it's even worse since you have less clues since it's just text and no facial expressions or body language.

@MsSwan That's what I thought too till I read what people were saying about it.

@GoFish I think the creepy part is it's just sort of a weird random place to take a pic. A place most people usually wouldn't. Especially a woman out by herself which in some places can be dangerous. 🙄

@EzraIsShy76028 😒 why would it be dangerous? and maybe it's not even an original photo could be photoshopped the background looks dull vs her image

@GoFish In a lot of places there are a lot of violent crimes where it's dangerous for even men to go out alone unless he's super strong physically, meanwhile for women it's easier for them to not only get murdered but also raped. Obviously in places with less violent crimes this is no issue and women can go out no problem.

And yeah that's not impossible I guess. 😅 I know it's not AI because it's from 2019 before AI took over the internet in 2022. The background does indeed look somewhat dull compared to her. And compared to her body her head looks a little small and vice versa but that could just be because her clothes are really baggy and big.

@Ashly Oh yeah I have actually sort of heard about what kind of bears are the most dangerous. Seems like it's something like black bears are the least dangerous then brown bears in the middle and white bears the worst of all; the white ones because of the location they live will actually actively go out of their way to kill humans unlike most other animals.

And yeah! We've researched bears probably over thousands of years at this point but human like robots are a new thing. Yeah the fear of them replacing us is mostly science fiction but then there's the thought of what if it actually DID happen. With technology getting more advanced and AI now it doesn't seem 0% impossible.

A specific one I used to find creepy was "Tara the Android I Feel Fantastic" perhaps don't look it up if you're about to sleep which by now I'm desensitized to it and actually find it kinda funny but it gave me nightmares the first time I saw it.

@EzraIsShy76028 you’re not alone, this universe has beauty all around her, but really creepy stuff too 😰😱

@Ashly Yeah! It's all so crazy! Enough to send you into an existential crisis if you think too hard. 😵‍💫

@lissah Well...you're not completely wrong. 😅

@TheRealBarbossa Oh yeah another user here mentioned uncanny valley. I agree it makes sense here.

The thing about her eyes and her smile being fake and real is so true. And yeah the humanoid robot comparison also makes sense.

All of this honestly makes it a pretty intriguing photo despite in a literal sense just being a girl out in the snow...intriguing and really creepy.

I will say though when being forced to smile for photos my smile looks forced and dead like I'm being held at gunpoint and my eyes also lifeless with no charisma. I look really creepy so I look better if I just have a natural neutral expression.

I imagine if I was in her place I'd look worse than a corpse, a fucking zombie. Lol.

@twistedrope Yeah that makes perfect sense actually. People on the internet just love to make innocuous stuff creepy...which can sometimes be funny or entertaining but other times is just a bit much.

And yeah in real life I've seen both really pale skin and both really dark brown skin. There's no such thing really as too pale or too dark.

@Magicianzini I believe this pic is older than when AI became prominent (around 2022 I believe). Using a reverse search the oldest version of this pic found is from 2019 which is before AI took over the internet.

Yeah what you're saying are common observations. It's why this image became discussed online. With the eyes in specific I think it could be because she's smiling with her mouth but not her eyes.

I don't mind if you explain more personally as that's why I made this post but if you don't wanna explain for respect of others outside of me then I understand lol.

@EzraIsShy76028 Yes, I did state I ruled out AI - "but something is .."

I won't say much, but do yourself a big favor and don't look at the face too long.. as in longer than about 2 seconds. Any longer than that? Don't do it as it is a threat to you (or anyone who does).

@Magicianzini Oh yeah I low-key found that out the hard way. The longer I look at the face the more uneasy I get. So I won't anymore. Lol.

@BrewCityBarFly 2013 huh. With reverse search it showed the oldest version of this image being from 2019 but perhaps the original 2013 version was deleted and the 2019 version was what's left.

And yeah, people are crazy with the creepy pasta shit, lol.

@idontcareok A lot of people apparently if they go through the effort to make up so many rumors...

@empanadas its AI for sure

@empanadas @TryingtoLava I mean it's from 2019 (perhaps even 2013 according to another user) when reverse searched, before AI blew up back in 2022 so it's probably not.