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Love Island USA Winner Rejects AI Spin-Off as 'Shallow'

3/29/2026

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Amaya Espinal, winner of Love Island USA season 7, said in a livestream she would never watch the AI-generated Fruit Love Island.
The show features anthropomorphized fruits and has gained 3.3 million followers on TikTok.
Critics call it shallow and wasteful, and expert Jessa Lingel calls it "bad" and "AI slop"; Joe Jonas and Zara Larsson have shown interest.

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Amaya Espinal, winner of Love Island USA season 7, said in a livestream she would never watch the AI-generated Fruit Love Island.
The show features anthropomorphized fruits and has gained 3.3 million followers on TikTok.
Critics call it shallow and wasteful, and expert Jessa Lingel calls it "bad" and "AI slop"; Joe Jonas and Zara Larsson have shown interest.