54 academic sources about AI literacy
Found the old fashioned way, with Google scholar and Scopus
1) Almatrafi, O., Johri, A., & Lee, H. (2024). A systematic review of AI literacy conceptualization, constructs, and implementation and assessment efforts (2019–2023). Computers and Education Open, 6, 100173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeo.2024.100173
2) Anson, C. M., Delorme Benites, A., Ganobcsik-Williams, L., Mahlow, C., & McKee, H. A. (2025). Reflections on Writing and Generative AI: A Symposium. Journal of Academic Writing, 15(S2), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.18552/joaw.v15iS2.1121
3) Arias Hernández, R., & Rockembach, M. (2025). Building trustworthy AI solutions: Integrating artificial intelligence literacy into records management and archival systems. AI & SOCIETY. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-025-02194-0
4) Bewersdorff, A., Hornberger, M., Nerdel, C., & Schiff, D. S. (2025). AI advocates and cautious critics: How AI attitudes, AI interest, use of AI, and AI literacy build university students’ AI self-efficacy. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 8, 100340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2024.100340
5) Bozkurt, A. (2024). Why Generative AI Literacy, Why Now and Why it Matters in the Educational Landscape? Kings, Queens and GenAI Dragons. Open Praxis, 16(3), 283–290. https://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.16.3.739
6) Carolus, A., Koch, M. J., Straka, S., Latoschik, M. E., & Wienrich, C. (2023). MAILS - Meta AI literacy scale: Development and testing of an AI literacy questionnaire based on well-founded competency models and psychological change- and meta-competencies. Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans, 1(2), 100014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbah.2023.100014
7) Casal-Otero, L., Catala, A., Fernández-Morante, C., Taboada, M., Cebreiro, B., & Barro, S. (2023). AI literacy in K-12: A systematic literature review. International Journal of STEM Education, 10(1), 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-023-00418-7
8) Chiu, T. K. F., Chen, Y., Yau, K. W., Chai, C., Meng, H., King, I., Wong, S., & Yam, Y. (2024). Developing and validating measures for AI literacy tests: From self-reported to objective measures. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 7, 100282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2024.100282
9) Gerlich, M. (2025). AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking. Societies, 15(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc15010006
10) Getto, G., Kelley, S., & Vance, B. (2025). How to Write With GenAI: A Framework for Using Generative AI to Automate Writing Tasks in Technical Communication. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 00472816251332208. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472816251332208
11) Ghimire, A. (2025). Utilizing ChatGPT to integrate world English and diverse knowledge: A transnational perspective in critical artificial intelligence (AI) literacy. Computers and Composition, 75, 102913. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compcom.2024.102913
12) Gu, X., & Ericson, B. J. (2025). AI Literacy in K-12 and Higher Education in the Wake of Generative AI: An Integrative Review (arXiv:2503.00079). arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2503.00079
13) Gupta, A., Atef, Y., Mills, A., & Bali, M. (2024). Assistant, Parrot, or Colonizing Loudspeaker? ChatGPT Metaphors for Developing Critical AI Literacies. Open Praxis, 16(1), 37–53. https://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.16.1.631
14) Gupta, A., & Shivers-McNair, A. (2024). “Wayfinding” through the AI wilderness: Mapping rhetorics of ChatGPT prompt writing on X (formerly Twitter) to promote critical AI literacies. Computers and Composition, 74, 102882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compcom.2024.102882
15) Hornberger, M., Bewersdorff, A., & Nerdel, C. (2023). What do university students know about Artificial Intelligence? Development and validation of an AI literacy test. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 5, 100165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2023.100165
16) Hornberger, M., Bewersdorff, A., Schiff, D. S., & Nerdel, C. (2025). A multinational assessment of AI literacy among university students in Germany, the UK, and the US. Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans, 4, 100132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbah.2025.100132
17) Kajiwara, Y., & Kawabata, K. (2024). AI literacy for ethical use of chatbot: Will students accept AI ethics? Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 6, 100251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2024.100251
18) Kalantzis, M., & Cope, B. (2025). Literacy in the Time of Artificial Intelligence. Reading Research Quarterly, 60(1), e591. https://doi.org/10.1002/rrq.591
19) Karaca, O., Çalışkan, S. A., & Demir, K. (2021). Medical artificial intelligence readiness scale for medical students (MAIRS-MS) – development, validity and reliability study. BMC Medical Education, 21(1), 112. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02546-6
20) Knoth, N., Tolzin, A., Janson, A., & Leimeister, J. M. (2024). AI literacy and its implications for prompt engineering strategies. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 6, 100225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2024.100225
21) Koch, M. J., Wienrich, C., Straka, S., Latoschik, M. E., & Carolus, A. (2024). Overview and confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis of AI literacy scale. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 7, 100310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2024.100310
22) Kohnke, L., Zou, D., Ou, A. W., & Gu, M. M. (2025). Preparing future educators for AI-enhanced classrooms: Insights into AI literacy and integration. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 8, 100398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2025.100398
23) Laupichler, M. C., Aster, A., & Raupach, T. (2023). Delphi study for the development and preliminary validation of an item set for the assessment of non-experts’ AI literacy. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 4, 100126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2023.100126
24) Laupichler, M. C., Aster, A., Schirch, J., & Raupach, T. (2022). Artificial intelligence literacy in higher and adult education: A scoping literature review. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 3, 100101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2022.100101
25) Liddle, D., & Grant, C. (2024). AI Literacy as a Potential Mechanism of Stratification. Proceedings of the 42nd ACM International Conference on Design of Communication, 3–10. https://doi.org/10.1145/3641237.3691645
26) Lodge, J. M., Yang, S., Furze, L., & Dawson, P. (2023). It’s not like a calculator, so what is the relationship between learners and generative artificial intelligence? Learning: Research and Practice, 9(2), 117–124. https://doi.org/10.1080/23735082.2023.2261106
27) Long, D., & Magerko, B. (2020). What is AI Literacy? Competencies and Design Considerations. Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376727
28) Lyons, M. (2022). The History of Illiteracy in the Modern World Since 1750. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09261-9
29) Ma, Q., Crosthwaite, P., Sun, D., & Zou, D. (2024). Exploring ChatGPT literacy in language education: A global perspective and comprehensive approach. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 7, 100278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2024.100278
30) Mäkelä, E., & Stephany, F. (2025). Complement or substitute? How AI increases the demand for human skills.
31) Ng, D. T. K., Leung, J. K. L., Chu, S. K. W., & Qiao, M. S. (2021). Conceptualizing AI literacy: An exploratory review. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 2, 100041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2021.100041
32) Oates, A., & Johnson, D. (2025). ChatGPT in the Classroom: Evaluating its Role in Fostering Critical Evaluation Skills. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-024-00452-8
33) Oeldorf-Hirsch, A., & Neubaum, G. (2023). What do we know about algorithmic literacy? The status quo and a research agenda for a growing field. New Media & Society, Online first, 1–21.
34) Özçevik Subaşi, D., Akça Sümengen, A., Semerci, R., Şimşek, E., Çakır, G. N., & Temizsoy, E. (2025). Paediatric nurses’ perspectives on artificial intelligence applications: A cross‐sectional study of concerns, literacy levels and attitudes. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 81(3), 1353–1363. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16335
35) Pei, B., Lu, J., & Jing, X. (2025). Empowering preservice teachers’ AI literacy: Current understanding, influential factors, and strategies for improvement. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 8, 100406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2025.100406
36) Pinski, M., & Benlian, A. (2024). AI literacy for users – A comprehensive review and future research directions of learning methods, components, and effects. Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans, 2(1), 100062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbah.2024.100062
37) Promma, W., Imjai, N., Usman, B., & Aujirapongpan, S. (2025). The influence of AI literacy on complex problem-solving skills through systematic thinking skills and intuition thinking skills: An empirical study in Thai gen Z accounting students. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 8, 100382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2025.100382
38) Ramazanoglu, M., & Akın, T. (2025). AI readiness scale for teachers: Development and validation. Education and Information Technologies, 30(6), 6869–6897. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-024-13087-y
39) Southworth, J., Migliaccio, K., Glover, J., Glover, J., Reed, D., McCarty, C., Brendemuhl, J., & Thomas, A. (2023). Developing a model for AI Across the curriculum: Transforming the higher education landscape via innovation in AI literacy. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 4, 100127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2023.100127
40) Sperling, K., Stenberg, C.-J., McGrath, C., Åkerfeldt, A., Heintz, F., & Stenliden, L. (2024). In search of artificial intelligence (AI) literacy in teacher education: A scoping review. Computers and Education Open, 6, 100169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeo.2024.100169
41) Su, J., Ng, D. T. K., & Chu, S. K. W. (2023). Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy in Early Childhood Education: The Challenges and Opportunities. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 4, 100124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2023.100124
42) Suchikova, Y., & Tsybuliak, N. (2025). The Purity Myth: Why Stigmatizing GAI in Academic Writing Is Harmful. Science Communication, 10755470241313233. https://doi.org/10.1177/10755470241313233
43) Tadimalla, S. Y., & Maher, M. L. (2024). AI Literacy for All: Adjustable Interdisciplinary Socio-technical Curriculum. 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE61694.2024.10893159.
44) Thäsler-Kordonouri, S., & Koliska, M. (2025). Journalistic Agency and Power in the Era of Artificial Intelligence. Journalism Practice, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2025.2480238
45) Tully, S., Longoni, C., & Appel, G. (2025). EXPRESS: Lower Artificial Intelligence Literacy Predicts Greater AI Receptivity. Journal of Marketing, 00222429251314491. https://doi.org/10.1177/00222429251314491
46) Wang, B., Rau, P.-L. P., & Yuan, T. (2023). Measuring user competence in using artificial intelligence: Validity and reliability of artificial intelligence literacy scale. Behaviour & Information Technology, 42(9), 1324–1337. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2022.2072768
47) Wang, Z., & Wang, C. (2025). A posthumanist approach to AI literacy. Computers and Composition, 76, 102933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compcom.2025.102933
48) Wiese, L. J., Patil, I., Schiff, D. S., & Magana, A. J. (2025). AI ethics education: A systematic literature review. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 8, 100405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2025.100405
49) Wu, D., Chen, M., Chen, X., & Liu, X. (2024). Analyzing K-12 AI education: A large language model study of classroom instruction on learning theories, pedagogy, tools, and AI literacy. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 7, 100295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2024.100295
50) Yim, I. H. Y. (2024). Artificial intelligence literacy in primary education: An arts-based approach to overcoming age and gender barriers. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 7, 100321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2024.100321
51) Yim, I. H. Y., & Su, J. (2024). Artificial intelligence (AI) learning tools in K-12 education: A scoping review. Journal of Computers in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40692-023-00304-9
52) Yi-No Kang, E., Chen, D.-R., & Chen, Y.-Y. (2023). Associations between literacy and attitudes toward artificial intelligence–assisted medical consultations: The mediating role of perceived distrust and efficiency of artificial intelligence. Computers in Human Behavior, 139, 107529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107529
53) Yue Yim, I. H. (2024). A critical review of teaching and learning artificial intelligence (AI) literacy: Developing an intelligence-based AI literacy framework for primary school education. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 7, 100319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2024.100319
54) Zurovac, E., Boccia Artieri, G., & Donato, V. (2024). Tales of Visibility in TikTok: The Algorithmic Imaginary and Digital Skills in Young Users. In D. Radovanović (Ed.), Digital Literacy and Inclusion (pp. 113–126). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30808-6_8
I wonder how human effort to curate and then amplify this knowledge base impacts the algorithm that searches
and condenses it into its training data
Wow!!! That’s an amazing collection. Thank you for sharing that, for the labor of putting that together and the generosity in your willingness to offer it here.