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 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Code.org and leading international experts support ist development. The AILit Framework contributes to the PISA 2029 Media & Artificial Intelligence Literacy assessment.
This draft framework also aligns with the broader European Commission efforts to promote quality education and skills provision for the digital transformation in the context of the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027. In particular, the framework responds to the 2023 Council Recommendations on digital education and skills. It complements the 2022 Ethical guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and data in teaching and learning for educators and DigComp 2.2: The Digital Competence Framework for Citizens. More broadly, the EU AI Act, the first comprehensive legislation on AI in the world, promotes a humancentered and risk-based approach to the adoption of AI systems. In particular, Article 4 of the Act requires both providers and deployers of AI systems to ensure that their staff, and anyone using the systems on their behalf, have an adequate level of AI literacy.

This publication serves as a starting point for teachers, education leaders, education policymakers, and learning designers to understand AI literacy and decide how it fits their needs. Establishing a common language about AI literacy is instrumental for consistency across diverse educational settings