Exploring the Relationship between AI Trust and AI Literacy among Chinese College Students

Abstract

With the rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into higher education, understanding factors that shape students’ AI literacy has become increasingly important. This study investigates the relationship between AI trust and AI literacy among Chinese college students and examines the extent to which AI trust predicts AI literacy. Using a questionnaire survey, data were collected from 485 college students in Guangdong and analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The results reveal a significant and positive relationship between AI trust and AI literacy. Further analysis indicates that AI trust demonstrates moderate explanatory power and strong predictive relevance for AI literacy, highlighting its substantial role in students’ AI competence development. These findings suggest that trust-related beliefs toward AI are important psychological antecedents of AI literacy. The study contributes to the literature by linking AI trust with AI literacy and offers practical implications for designing educational interventions that foster both students’ trust in AI technologies and their AI-related competencies.

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