Abstract

The growing nature of the integration of Artificial Intelligence in the education platform is transforming literacy as a multimodal, platform-mediated, and ethically challenging practice. This chapter explores transitioning to page-based literacy to the human-AI multimodal meaning-making such that the ethical and creative aspects of literacy within AI-enabled spaces are highlighted. The chapter is based on the multimodal literacy theory, digital ethics, and platform studies to analyze the interaction between learners and AI as a co-creative agent (text, image, sound, and interactive media). The discussion is based on recent example case studies in K-12 and higher education and shows the way AI platforms can affect creativity, authorship, and ethical awareness. The chapter states that, to build successful literacy education in the age of AI, educational theories must combine ethical reasoning with creative agency to maintain human judgment in automated literacy ecosystems.