Empowering Learners for the Age of AI

Young people actively use artificial intelligence (AI) across their learning, creative tasks, and for connecting with peers. As AI becomes more prevalent in daily life, young people need guidance to understand its role and prepare to use it ethically and creatively, while maintaining agency over how AI might shape their lives.

Empowering Learners for the Age of AI: An AI Literacy Framework for Primary and Secondary Education (AILit Framework) is a joint initiative of the European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). CodeAI and leading international experts support its development. The AILit Framework contributes to the PISA 2029 Media & Artificial Intelligence (MAIL) Literacy assessment.

The AILit Framework is conceived as part of a broader international effort to strengthen AI literacy in education systems worldwide. Its principles and design choices are aligned with globally recognised policy frameworks developed by the OECD (AI Principles, Global Partnership on AI) and other international organisations, including UNESCO (SDG 4- Education 2030, AI Competencies Frameworks), UNICEF (Policy Guidance on AI for Children), and the World Bank (Human Capital Project). This global alignment strengthens the promotion of shared international commitments to human-centred, ethical, and inclusive approaches to AI, and promotes its adaptation to diverse education systems, governance traditions, and levels of digital readiness around the world.

This framework also aligns with the broader European Commission efforts to promote quality and inclusive education and skills provision for the digital transformation in the context of the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 (European Commission, 2020) under the 2021-2030 European Education Area strategic framework.