INFORMATION LITERACY AND MEDIA AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LITERACY

Abstract

This study examines the connections between information literacy and Media and AI Literacy (MAIL), investigating the latter as a possible sociotechnical expansion of the former. It adopts a qualitative, exploratory, bibliographic, and documentary approach, complemented by a descriptive survey of 828 publications retrieved from BRAPCI between 1985 and 2026. Results indicate recent growth in AI-related research, the persistence of core Information Science concepts, and convergences regarding critical evaluation, ethics, autonomy, civic participation, and lifelong learning. The study concludes that MAIL broadens information literacy by incorporating algorithms, data, automated systems, and synthetic content. It proposes the CoInfo-AI framework for artificial intelligence ecosystems.