Bridging Academia and Society: Cultural-Educational Institutions as Sites of AI Literacy - a Pilot Model from Serbia

Keywords:
AI literacy, Public Humanities, Cultural-Educational Institutions, Interdisciplinary Learning, Serbia

Abstract:
Artificial intelligence is already altering how knowledge is accessed, produced, and evaluated, yet the spaces in which its broader educational and cultural implications can be meaningfully discussed remain limited. Conversations about AI tend to take place either in technical circles or within formal academic settings, leaving open a practical question: where can educators, young people, and the wider public engage with these changes in ways that are both intellectually demanding and accessible? This paper examines the scientificprofessional program Limits and Possibilities: AI in Education, Culture, and Society, implemented at the Belgrade Youth Center (BYC) between February and October 2026, as an attempt to address this gap. As a cultural-educational institution with a longstanding role in public learning, the BYC provided a setting in which discussions of AI could move beyond expert discourse and become part of a broader conversation. Organized through six thematic areas—from pedagogy, language, literature, and translation to digital safety, ethics, and the social consequences of technological change—the program approached AI as a question unfolding across disciplines and contexts. Rather than treating AI literacy as a technical or professional skill, the paper positions it as a cultural and civic competence that requires spaces for interpretation, questioning, and connection to everyday experience. Its contribution lies in conceptualizing cultural-educational institutions as mediating environments between research communities and the public sphere, capable of sustaining interdisciplinary dialogue that formal systems often struggle to maintain.

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M. Škobo, “Bridging Academia and Society: Cultural-Educational Institutions as Sites of AI Literacy - a Pilot Model from Serbia,” in Sinteza 2026 - International Scientific Conference on Information Technology, Computer Science, and Data Science, Belgrade, Singidunum University, Serbia, 2026, pp. 485-490. doi:10.15308/Sinteza-2026-485-490

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Škobo, M. (2026). Bridging Academia and Society: Cultural-Educational Institutions as Sites of AI Literacy - a Pilot Model from Serbia. Paper presented at Sinteza 2026 - International Scientific Conference on Information Technology, Computer Science, and Data Science. doi:10.15308/Sinteza-2026-485-490

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