SSRScientific and Social Research2661-43322981-9946Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.26689/ssr.v7i9.12220ArticleAn Analysis of Core Competencies for Youth Development in the Age of Artificial Intelligencehttps://artdesignp.com/journal/SSR/7/9/10.26689/ssr.v7i9.12220LiShanshan,WangDongmei,ChengWei,SuXinru2025792025-09-09This paper, through in-depth interviews with 32 people from different groups in four provinces and municipalities, uses the NVivo14 qualitative analysis tool and grounded theory to construct a core literacy system for teenagers in the AI era, which includes three dimensions and 11 elements of knowledge, ability, attitude, and values. Based on the analysis of the interview data, suggestions for cultivating core competencies of teenagers in the AI era, namely AI literacy, innovation literacy, social and emotional literacy, and labor literacy, are proposed.

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