The Social Mechanism and Significance of Change in AI-Driven Evolution of Digital Literacy Forms

Abstract

The popularization of artificial intelligence (AI) reconstructs the interaction logic of the digital world, forcing digital literacy to evolve from the traditional "tool adaptation ability" to an "AI collaborative comprehensive ability" that covers AI collaboration, algorithm cognition, ethical judgment, and content traceability. Through speculative analysis, this paper sorts out the vein of digital literacy's morphological leap from "tool use" to "AI collaboration", analyzes the internal functional logic of four major social mechanisms—technological penetration, demand-driven, institutional guidance, and cultural reconstruction—and explains the in-depth significance of the evolution from three dimensions: the reconstruction of individual competitiveness, the improvement of social inclusion and efficiency, and the consolidation of national digital competitiveness. It provides theoretical support for the cultivation of digital literacy in the AI era.