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But Can You Explain It? Why Explainable AI Matters in FP&A og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Your AI Forecast Is Accurate. But Can You Explain It? Why Explainable AI Matters in FP&A **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Black-box AI models are increasingly problematic in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) because finance requires traceability, auditability, and defensible decisions. Explainable AI (XAI) addresses this by adding transparency layers to predictions using techniques like SHAP and LIME, revealing which business drivers contributed to forecasts. Key FP&A use cases include expense forecasting, revenue modeling, workforce planning, and cash flow forecasting. 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