This research seeks to investigate the role of artificial intelligence in enhancing media education competencies, and to analyze its impact on shaping media students’ awareness of cybersecurity issues, using a survey approach. It aims to measure perception that students will learn about the advantages and challenges of these technologies, and the extent to which they can be used in the media education process. Using a questionnaire to collect data from A deliberate sample of 190 respondents from media colleges and departments. (press, radio (Television, Public Relations) at the Universities of Baghdad and Iraq. The research has achieved several results, the most important of which are. Many media students do not have a comprehensive understanding of how artificial intelligence applications work in analyzing media content, although they are somewhat aware of the concepts of media literacy and cybersecurity. They rarely use them for educational purposes, and only superficially. There is an inverse correlation between the use of artificial intelligence applications and the level of awareness, attitudes, and behaviors of respondents toward media-aware learning of cyber issues and engagement with media content. This necessitates enhancing critical thinking skills and digital media literacy and integrating them with these applications.