Abstract
is article reects on the technological imaginaries that Latin American adolescents and young people are constructing
around articial intelligence (AI), emphasizing the sociocultural particularities of countries that are predominantly consumers of
technology and face signicant gaps in access, appropriation, and participation. Based on a narrative review of recent literature, it
explores the perceptions, appropriation practices, and future projections that young people in the region have about AI, revealing
a complex mix of enthusiasm for its educational potential and concern about its ethical, social, and labor implications. e analysis
reveals some discursive tensions between local imaginaries and dominant market logics that affect the appropriation of technologies
by many users, especially those linked to the education sector. Finally, the importance of creating institutional and methodological
spaces that promote the systematic inclusion of young voices and the development of critical, inclusive, and culturally situated
literacies is argued, allowing Latin American youth to appropriate AI from an ethical, conscious, and transformative perspective.
Keywords: Technological Imaginaries, Adolescence, Articial Intelligence, Latin America, Critical Literacy.
around articial intelligence (AI), emphasizing the sociocultural particularities of countries that are predominantly consumers of
technology and face signicant gaps in access, appropriation, and participation. Based on a narrative review of recent literature, it
explores the perceptions, appropriation practices, and future projections that young people in the region have about AI, revealing
a complex mix of enthusiasm for its educational potential and concern about its ethical, social, and labor implications. e analysis
reveals some discursive tensions between local imaginaries and dominant market logics that affect the appropriation of technologies
by many users, especially those linked to the education sector. Finally, the importance of creating institutional and methodological
spaces that promote the systematic inclusion of young voices and the development of critical, inclusive, and culturally situated
literacies is argued, allowing Latin American youth to appropriate AI from an ethical, conscious, and transformative perspective.
Keywords: Technological Imaginaries, Adolescence, Articial Intelligence, Latin America, Critical Literacy.
| Translated title of the contribution | Teenagers’ and Young People’s Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence in Latin America: Voices, Tensions, and Challenges for Situated Literacy: Voices, Tensions, and Challenges for Situated Literacy |
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| Original language | Spanish (Peru) |
| Journal | Signo y pensamiento |
| Volume | 44 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 30 Dec 2025 |
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ImaginarIA – Explorando el conocimiento, las prácticas y los imaginarios sobre las inteligencias artificiales en adolescentes escolares de Lima
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