How do I know when I’m relying too heavily on ai for IB technicals? Or should I just avoid it?


First off, I'm teaching myself how to do Financial modeling using YouTube videos and online sources. I only ever used AI during technicals to explain hard concepts never to give me the answer, but I don't know if that ruins your brain from being analytical and relying on yourself? Do you think it's OK to use AI for questions here and there that I don't understand/breaking down complex concepts? Or should I just avoid it and try to figure things out on my own 

A good example is when I'm Financial modeling on Excel. The YouTube video will say to do it one way but the company I'm modeling is formatted a little differently like you have to forecast operating lease right of use assets which no sources show you how to do.

I barely even know what ROU assets are let alone how to forecast fhem

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That is a good idea. I will actually look into it, thank you. I know the basics of the statements and most of the line items on them. It’s just some of these more complicated ones that aren’t standard statements line items.

 
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Hmmm honestly I never was a big advocate for learning technicals by modeling or watching youtube videos. Maybe that is helpful if you literally have 0 finance background but i'd recommend walking through practice questions instead. start with easy ones and work your way up. if there is a really confusing concept on the way, then i'd use ai, but honestly nothing in finance is that complex

 

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