AI & Machine Learning / Concept
AI foundations and applications
Definition
The conceptual knowledge and transferable operational skills needed to understand how AI works and to evaluate, select, use, adapt, or customize AI tools for appropriate purposes.
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AI competence requires more than operating a tool; it includes understanding technologies well enough to judge their capabilities, limitations, and appropriateness for context.
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Sources and evidence
- UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Teachers — PDF p. 22 · report p. 23 — §3.2.3 Aspect 3: AI foundations and applications (direct)