Finn AI is a chat tutor for money topics. Finn is a friendly dolphin who can explain an idea from your course in a new way, answer your "but why?" questions, and quiz you before a test. This article covers how to open Finn, what to ask, the study tools Finn offers, and what Finn can't do.
Open Finn AI
In the menu on the left, click Finn AI. It's at the bottom of the menu.
Finn opens inside the Student Portal and says hi. Finn may greet you by your first name.
What Finn knows
Finn answers questions about budgeting, saving, credit, debt, investing, taxes and entrepreneurship. Finn's answers are based on Intertwined's course material and selected chapters of an OpenStax entrepreneurship textbook, and they point you to the unit, lesson or chapter where you can learn more.
Finn sticks to these topics. If you ask about something else, Finn will politely steer you back.
Ask a question
Type your question in the box at the bottom. The box says "Ask Finn about business, finance, marketing, economics, and entrepreneurship…".
Press Enter or click the send button.
Read Finn's answer, then keep the conversation going. Ask for an example, a simpler version, or how it connects to your life.
Not sure where to start? On a new chat, Finn shows a few starter questions you can click, like "How do I start budgeting as a student?" or "What's the difference between a credit card and a debit card?"
Good questions to ask
"Explain compound interest like I'm new to it, with an example."
"What's the difference between a Roth IRA and a traditional IRA?"
"How do taxes work on my first paycheck?"
"I read about credit scores in my lesson. What hurts a score the most?"
"Give me a real-life example of opportunity cost for a high school student."
"What should I think about before buying my first car?"
The best questions say what you already know and where you got stuck. "I get what a budget is, but how do I decide how much goes to savings?" gets a more useful answer than "budgets".
Study tools
Finn can also help you practice. Look for these options on a new chat:
Multiple Choice Questions, Short Answer Questions and Flash Cards: Finn makes practice questions about a topic and waits until you've tried them before showing the answers.
Quiz mode: a timed multiple-choice practice quiz. At the end, Finn shows your score and the areas you should practice more.
Study source: pick one lesson from your course, and Finn uses only that lesson for questions, flash cards, quizzes and answers. This is a great way to review a section before its quiz.
Finn's practice quizzes are for you alone. They don't count toward your grade and aren't part of your Intertwined progress.
Your chats stay on this device
Your conversations are saved in the browser you're using, so you can reopen them from Past chats. Click New chat to start fresh. A few things follow from this:
If you switch to a different computer or browser, your past chats won't be there.
Old chats are cleared after a while if you don't use them.
On a shared computer, delete your chats when you're done so the next person can't read them.
Finn may also offer to personalize your learning with your name, grade level and goals. That's optional, and it's saved only on the device you're using. Skip it if you'd rather not share.
What Finn can't do
Finn isn't a financial advisor. Finn's answers are for learning only, not real financial advice. For real decisions about your money, talk with a trusted adult.
Finn can be wrong. Like any AI, Finn can make mistakes. If something doesn't match your lesson, trust your lesson and ask your teacher.
Finn doesn't see your schoolwork. Finn can't see your grades, your quiz answers or your assignments, so tell Finn what you're working on.
Finn isn't for quizzes. Use Finn to study before a quiz, not during it. Switching to Finn in the middle of a quiz hides the question, and the trip away is recorded for your teacher. See Quiz rules: why copying and pasting is turned off.
Tips
Never share private information with Finn, like your address, phone number, passwords or bank details. Finn doesn't need them to help you.
After you read a lesson, ask Finn to quiz you on it. Explaining an idea back is one of the best ways to remember it.
Ask "why" more than once. Finn is patient.
Pair Finn with the Glossary when a word keeps coming up.
Common questions
The Finn AI page is blank or won't load.
Finn runs on its own Intertwined site inside the Student Portal, and some school networks block it. Refresh the page first. If it's still blank, tell your teacher so the school's tech team can allow it.
Where did my old chats go?
Chats are saved only in the browser you used. A different device, a different browser, private browsing, or clearing your browser data all start you fresh.
Can my teacher see my chats with Finn?
Your messages go to Finn so it can answer, but your chat history is saved on your device, not in your Intertwined account, so it doesn't show up anywhere in the Student Portal. Still, treat Finn like any school tool and keep your questions school-appropriate.
Can Finn do my homework?
Finn is built to help you understand, not to hand over answers. Ask Finn to explain the idea or check your thinking, then do the work in your own words.