AMI Agenda · Chile
Chile is hyperconnected, but critically unprotected
The AMI-Chile Agenda was created to raise awareness among decision-makers and media about a challenge that is already structural: how we relate to artificial intelligence, algorithms and information overload with judgment, not just connectivity. Because deciding what is right will always be our responsibility.
Key data
96.5%
Connectivity
↑ up from 87% in 2018
5 million
Without functional skills
≈ 28% of the population
50%+
Insufficient critical competencies
adults — upward trend
29%
Fraud against older adults
reported in 2024
How do Media and Information Literacy and Digital Literacy differ?
To understand MLI, it is essential first to understand the difference between Digital Literacy and Media and Information Literacy
MLI · Media and Information Literacy
Critical capacities regarding media, messages and sources.
- Analyze how news is constructed and distinguish opinion from fact.
- Assess source credibility and detect native advertising.
- Verify with multiple sources and understand biases/algorithms.
- Rights: access, authorship, privacy, freedom of expression, fair use.
Examples
- Detect deepfakes in a campaign
- Identify clickbait headlines
- Verify authorship and date
Digital Literacy
Technical and operational skills with devices and apps.
- Use email, video calls, spreadsheets, file managers.
- Configure security: passwords, 2FA, backups.
- Manage privacy and permissions on networks and mobile devices.
- Resolve basic software/hardware problems.
Examples
- Enable 2FA on your accounts
- Share a Drive with permissions
- Remove malware from a PC
| Dimension | MLI | Digital Literacy |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Critical sense about messages, sources and contexts. | Efficient and safe use of technologies and services. |
| Guiding questions | Who says it? With what evidence? What intention? | How do I do it? Which button? Which security setting? |
| Competencies | Analyze, evaluate, verify, argue, informational rights. | Install, configure, operate, maintain, troubleshoot. |
| Examples | Detect biases; verify an image; recognize disinformation (information integrity). | Create a video call; encrypt a disk; manage passwords. |
| Desired outcome | Critical thinking and informed citizenship. | Technical autonomy and operational security. |
Why is MLI essential for Chile in each age group?
- Connectivity: 80% with their own data plan
- Well-being: 53% with digital loneliness
- Disinformation (information integrity): 63% believed false news
- Exposure: 27% saw violent content
- Contact with strangers: 40% contacted; 48% interact
- Behavior: 23% admit insulting via messages
- Critical comprehension: 44%+ without a foundation
- Double gap: Without tools and without judgment
- Effects: Disinformation (information integrity) / exclusion
- Motivation: 82% want to learn
- Digitalization: 66% to avoid isolation
- Risks: 29% report fraud
- Usability: Unfriendly platforms
Three critical knots to resolve in Chile on MLI
2030 scenarios for Chile
The cost of inaction
Chile's algorithmic society without a critical compass.
- Democratic erosion: decisions manipulated by deepfakes and opaque micro-targeting.
- Mass vulnerability: generative AI scams especially affect older adults.
- Loss of informational sovereignty: dependence on foreign platforms without transparency.
- Social fracture: unresolved digital divides.
- Job precarity: replacement without reskilling.
The opportunity of action
Chile's digitally empowered society.
- Strengthened democracy: citizens who identify manipulation and debate with evidence.
- Social innovation: communities using AI for health, education and the environment.
- Intergenerational inclusion: autonomous older adults; responsible youth.
- Knowledge economy: collaborative work with AI and entrepreneurship.
- Regional leadership: Chile as an Ibero-American reference.
Critical regulatory gap in Chile
Current state of Chilean legislation
- General Education Law and Internet as a public service: focus on access, not critical use.
- Chilean curriculum: marginal and fragmented MLI.
- Chilean media: no audience literacy approach.
- 96.5% connectivity but legal void in MLI.
Critical gaps identified in Chile
- No national policy or coordinating institution.
- No MLI standards or impact indicators.
- No algorithmic transparency or right to explanation.
Proposal: MLI Framework Law for Chile
Guarantee that all people in Chile develop competencies to access, evaluate, use and create information critically, ethically and participatively, as a right for full democracy.
Roadmap
PHASE 1 — INSTITUTIONALIZATION
- Create MLI Intersectoral Table.
- Design National Policy with citizen participation.
- Secured 2025–2026 funding.
- Define coordinating institution.
PHASE 2 — PILOTING
- MLI Cities in 16 municipalities.
- Teacher training (initial and continuing).
- National MLI Observatory.
- Pedagogical resources.
PHASE 3 — SCALING
- Evaluate and adjust pilots.
- Integrate MLI into SIMCE/ENDDEIE.
- Consolidate governance.
Strategic recommendations for Chile
- 1 · Institutional framework — MLI institution with legal mandate. Intersectoral Table. Stable and multi-year budget.
- 2 · Curricular integration — Explicit MLI competencies. MLI in initial and continuing training.
- 3 · Territorial implementation — Municipal network with local facilitators. Prioritize children and adolescents, lagging adults and older adults.
- 4 · Resources and ecosystem — Kits by level + national platform. Private co-responsibility.
- 5 · Monitoring and evidence — National MLI Observatory. Indicators in SIMCE and ENDDEIE.
- 6 · Regulatory framework — Right to algorithmic explanation. Accessibility in digital services.
Call to action for Chilean decision-makers
Move from access to critical competencies — Chile already has connectivity; now digitally competent citizens.
Legislate to institutionalize — MLI as a citizen right with a specific regulatory framework.
Fund and measure to scale — Sustainable investment in what works, with rigorous evaluation.
The moment is now. Each day without action: more vulnerability, deeper gaps, erosion of trust and democratic weakening. The cost of inaction will be irreversible; the benefit of action will be transformative. What Chile do we want for 2030?
About the AMI-Chile Agenda
It is a Precisar initiative dedicated to promoting media and information literacy as state policy in Chile. We work so that Chilean citizens develop the critical competencies needed to navigate safely, ethically and responsibly in the digital era.
How can we collaborate?
- Informational meetings with technical teams
- Specialized presentations with data and concrete proposals
- Technical advisory for policy implementation