He’s the hottest guy on the latest reality romance show to captivate audiences. But “Bananito” is not your average suitor. He’s AI — and a talking banana.
Within 10 days, these anthropomorphic fruits — the stars of a TikTok series called “Fruit Love Island” (inspired by Peacock’s “Love Island” franchise) — have drawn in more than 3.3 million followers to the AI.Cinema021 account on TikTok.
The episodes, which drop daily, are formatted like microdramas, or bite-size, scripted, made-for-mobile shows. Their popularity comes as creators are capitalizing on “AI slop,” which Merriam-Webster defines as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence.”
AI fruit videos have been picking up traction on social media since February, according to the online database Know Your Meme. The TikTok account trombonechef began posting videos about a strawberry and her extramarital affair with her eggplant boss.
Since then, dozens
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