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title: "AI playback self-healing"
slug: "ai-playback-self-healing"
updated: 2026-10-05T15:53:35Z
published: 2026-10-05T15:53:35Z
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# AI playback self-healing
ScriptBuilder is equipped with a powerful self-healing mechanism. When locators fail to properly identify the target element, our smart engine can use AI for the instruction description as a fallback method, allowing it to intelligently locate the element when locators fail.
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## ScriptBuilder Script Settings
This innovative approach significantly improves script stability and reduces maintenance effort by automatically adapting to UI changes.
When self-healing is activated and utilized, an ‘AI locator’ note appears for AI-passed instructions.
You can turn on or off AI playback self-healing for recording, playback, or both.
You can also set this option on or off [for each instruction](/v1/docs/ai-playback-self-healing#ai-selfhealing-configuration-at-instruction-level) separately.
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## Self-healing during recording
During script recording, ScriptBuilder can use AI to rephrase instruction text to improve the chances of successful self-healing. If the suggested rephrasing is inaccurate, users can easily revert the instruction to the original recorded text.  
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## Self-healing during playback
- When self-healing runs successfully, an indicator appears below the passed instruction.
- If identified as a resilient locator, it is added as the primary locator in the instruction's locator list.
- Sometimes, a non-resilient locator may allow the instruction to pass but will not be added to the locator list. 
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## Turning instruction AI self-healing on or off
You can enable or disable AI playback self-healing for each instruction in ScriptBuilder.
Open the **instructions details** and check **‘User AI playback self-healing**’ on or off.
✦ CANNOT SEE THE AI PLAYBACK SELF-HEALING OPTION?
[Learn how to enable AI features for your Panaya subscription](/v1/docs/enabling-ai-features).