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AI Unplugged · by · sent October 16, 2026 · Issue 080

ElevenLabs Scores Your Videos

Upload a video, and ElevenLabs writes the music and adds the sound effects for you, as Instant Soundtracks arrives in ElevenCreative.

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🗞️ AI News of The Week: ElevenLabs Launches Instant Soundtracks

Upload a video, and ElevenLabs writes the music and adds the sound effects for you.

What: ElevenLabs added Instant Soundtracks to ElevenCreative. The model scores your video with original music. Then it watches the footage for moments that need a sound effect, like a whoosh when a logo appears, and places each effect at the right timestamp.

  • Sound effects land on their own layer, so you can adjust, swap, or remove them without starting over.
  • The music can shift mood between scenes, from upbeat to acoustic guitar, for example.
  • You can use your video’s existing audio as a reference, so the new score matches its style and tempo.

👉 Read more about ElevenLabs Soundtracks

🧠 AI Term of The Week: Deterministic

Definition: A deterministic system gives you the same output every time you give it the same input.

Explain Like I’m 5: It’s like a vending machine. Press A1 today and you get chips. Press A1 tomorrow and you get chips again.

Real examples:

  • Code-based video tools like HyperFrames and Remotion turn the same code into the same video, frame for frame, every time you render it.

Why it matters now:

  • When an AI agent writes your video as code, you can change one headline and re-render. Everything else stays exactly the same.

💬 Quote of the Week

“Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” — John Lennon

🧰 AI Tool of The Week: HyperFrames Studio

HyperFrames Studio home screen with a “Make something.” prompt box for describing a video, a “Reference any video” feature card, and a “Get inspired” gallery of templates

What is HyperFrames Studio: HyperFrames Studio is HeyGen’s open-source video editor built for AI agents, for creators who want to make videos by describing them to tools like Claude Code or Codex.

What it does:

  • User interface makes it easier to work with existing HyperFrames projects.
  • Turns HTML, CSS, images, and animations into MP4 videos.
  • Lets your AI coding agent plan, build, preview, and render a video from a prompt.
  • Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, and other agents that support skills.

👉 Explore HyperFrames Studio

🛠 AI Tutorial Of The Week: OpenAI Dots: How To Set Up Your Personal AI Agent

Description: Learn to set up OpenAI Dots, the always-on personal AI agent in ChatGPT.

🤖 What You’ll Learn

  • Check which ChatGPT plans include Dots, and update ChatGPT if your Dot is missing.
  • Connect Gmail, Calendar, and Drive, and choose a cloud computer or your local Mac.
  • Customize your Dot’s character and name, then call it from the ChatGPT iPhone app.
  • Add your Dot to a Slack workspace and channels.

📺 Watch Tutorial on YouTube

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