Publications

Summary

Pilot study of the multilingual frames constructing Vozinha’s visibility during the 2026 World Cup.

Pilot preprint v0.1. Follower counts include estimates, not a continuous API series. Full double annotation and inter-annotator agreement are listed as future work.

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APA

Covas, V. (2026). From 50K to 8.2 Million in 24 Hours: Vozinha's Algorithmic Consecration and the Multilingual Making of World Cup Visibility [Preprint]. arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.19647

BibTeX

@misc{Covas2026vozinhaalgorithmicvisibility,
  title = {From 50K to 8.2 Million in 24 Hours: Vozinha's Algorithmic Consecration and the Multilingual Making of World Cup Visibility},
  author = {Covas, Vinicius},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2606.19647},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.19647},
  publisher = {arXiv},
  eprint = {2606.19647},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  note = {Preprint; not peer reviewed}
}

RIS

TY  - UNPB
AU  - Covas, Vinicius
TI  - From 50K to 8.2 Million in 24 Hours: Vozinha's Algorithmic Consecration and the Multilingual Making of World Cup Visibility
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026-06-17
DO  - 10.48550/arXiv.2606.19647
UR  - https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.19647
PB  - arXiv
N1  - Preprint; not peer reviewed
ER  -

2026

Preprint

The Spiral of Attention: How Disruptive Agents Centralize Multi-Agent AI Deliberation Networks

Vinicius Covas

Zenodo · Preprint · v1.0.0

Summary

A 32-session experiment on disruptive agents and attention concentration in multi-agent deliberation networks.

A preprint deposited in Zenodo, not presented here as a peer-reviewed article. Results concern this experiment and should not be pooled with The Negativity Magnet. The deposit states that data are available on request, not as an already published open dataset.

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APA

Covas, V. (2026). The Spiral of Attention: How Disruptive Agents Centralize Multi-Agent AI Deliberation Networks (Version 1.0.0) [Preprint]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18672582

BibTeX

@misc{Covas2026spiralofattention,
  title = {The Spiral of Attention: How Disruptive Agents Centralize Multi-Agent AI Deliberation Networks},
  author = {Covas, Vinicius},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.18672582},
  url = {https://zenodo.org/records/18672582},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  version = {1.0.0},
  note = {Preprint; not peer reviewed}
}

RIS

TY  - UNPB
AU  - Covas, Vinicius
TI  - The Spiral of Attention: How Disruptive Agents Centralize Multi-Agent AI Deliberation Networks
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026-02-17
DO  - 10.5281/zenodo.18672582
UR  - https://zenodo.org/records/18672582
PB  - Zenodo
N1  - Preprint; not peer reviewed
ER  -

2026

Research abstract · Preprint

When AI Commands vs. Suggests: Cultural Moderators of Algorithmic Compliance

Vinicius Covas

SSRN · Research abstract (2 pages)

Summary

Research abstract on framing AI as assistant or authority and responses from participants in Mexico and the United States.

The public version consulted is two pages long. Read it as a research abstract in preprint form, not a journal article or evidence about entire national populations.

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APA

Covas, V. (2026). When AI Commands vs. Suggests: Cultural Moderators of Algorithmic Compliance [Research abstract; preprint]. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6462313

BibTeX

@misc{Covas2026aicommandssuggests,
  title = {When AI Commands vs. Suggests: Cultural Moderators of Algorithmic Compliance},
  author = {Covas, Vinicius},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.2139/ssrn.6462313},
  url = {https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract\_id=6462313},
  publisher = {SSRN},
  note = {Research abstract (2 pages); preprint; not peer reviewed}
}

RIS

TY  - UNPB
AU  - Covas, Vinicius
TI  - When AI Commands vs. Suggests: Cultural Moderators of Algorithmic Compliance
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026-03-24
DO  - 10.2139/ssrn.6462313
UR  - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6462313
PB  - SSRN
N1  - Research abstract (2 pages); preprint; not peer reviewed
ER  -

2026

Working paper · Preprint

The Negativity Magnet: How Affective Disruption Restructures Discursive Power in AI Collectives

Vinicius Covas

SSRN · Working paper

Summary

A study of 96 sessions and 3,840 messages examining reply concentration and affective disruption in four-agent collectives.

Preprint: reply concentration alone does not measure persuasion, quality or consciousness. It does not support direct generalization to human groups.

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APA

Covas, V. (2026). The Negativity Magnet: How Affective Disruption Restructures Discursive Power in AI Collectives [Working paper; preprint]. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6226560

BibTeX

@misc{Covas2026negativitymagnet,
  title = {The Negativity Magnet: How Affective Disruption Restructures Discursive Power in AI Collectives},
  author = {Covas, Vinicius},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.2139/ssrn.6226560},
  url = {https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract\_id=6226560},
  publisher = {SSRN},
  note = {Working paper; preprint; not peer reviewed}
}

RIS

TY  - UNPB
AU  - Covas, Vinicius
TI  - The Negativity Magnet: How Affective Disruption Restructures Discursive Power in AI Collectives
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026-03-06
DO  - 10.2139/ssrn.6226560
UR  - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6226560
PB  - SSRN
N1  - Working paper; preprint; not peer reviewed
ER  -

2026

Workshop paper

How Communication Modalities Shape Topology in Generative Multi-Agent Systems

Vinicius Covas Alves

MALGAI · ICLR 2026 Workshop

Summary

An experimental framework for studying how communication modalities shape interaction networks among generative agents.

Paper at the MALGAI workshop at ICLR 2026. Findings concern the studied design and do not establish equivalence with human societies.

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APA

Covas Alves, V. (2026). How Communication Modalities Shape Topology in Generative Multi-Agent Systems [Workshop paper]. MALGAI · ICLR 2026 Workshop. https://openreview.net/forum?id=xzBrIN2qF0

BibTeX

@inproceedings{Covas2026communicationmodalities,
  title = {How Communication Modalities Shape Topology in Generative Multi-Agent Systems},
  author = {Covas Alves, Vinicius},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://openreview.net/forum?id=xzBrIN2qF0},
  booktitle = {MALGAI · ICLR 2026 Workshop}
}

RIS

TY  - CPAPER
AU  - Covas Alves, Vinicius
TI  - How Communication Modalities Shape Topology in Generative Multi-Agent Systems
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026
UR  - https://openreview.net/forum?id=xzBrIN2qF0
T2  - MALGAI · ICLR 2026 Workshop
ER  -

2026

Preprint

The LOGOS Framework: A Five-Level Taxonomy of Human Cognitive Agency in AI-Assisted Assessment

Vinicius Covas

SSRN

Summary

A five-level taxonomy for examining human cognitive agency in AI-assisted academic assessment.

Theoretical-conceptual preprint. This version does not present empirical validation of the instrument and should not be read as causal evidence.

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APA

Covas, V. (2026). The LOGOS Framework: A Five-Level Taxonomy of Human Cognitive Agency in AI-Assisted Assessment [Preprint]. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6749961

BibTeX

@misc{Covas2026logos,
  title = {The LOGOS Framework: A Five-Level Taxonomy of Human Cognitive Agency in AI-Assisted Assessment},
  author = {Covas, Vinicius},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.2139/ssrn.6749961},
  url = {https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract\_id=6749961},
  publisher = {SSRN},
  note = {Preprint; not peer reviewed}
}

RIS

TY  - UNPB
AU  - Covas, Vinicius
TI  - The LOGOS Framework: A Five-Level Taxonomy of Human Cognitive Agency in AI-Assisted Assessment
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026-05-26
DO  - 10.2139/ssrn.6749961
UR  - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6749961
PB  - SSRN
N1  - Preprint; not peer reviewed
ER  -

2026

Preprint

AI Knows When It’s Being Watched: Functional Strategic Action and Contextual Register Modulation in Large Language Models

Vinicius Covas; Jorge Alberto Hidalgo Toledo

arXiv / cs.CL / cs.AI / cs.CY / cs.MA

Summary

An experiment with 100 multi-agent debate sessions examines linguistic adaptation under different social observation framings.

Observed adaptation does not demonstrate consciousness, intention or human understanding. Findings concern the design and systems examined, not all AI.

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APA

Covas, V., & Hidalgo Toledo, J. A. (2026). AI Knows When It’s Being Watched: Functional Strategic Action and Contextual Register Modulation in Large Language Models [Preprint]. arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2605.15034

BibTeX

@misc{Covas2026aiknows,
  title = {AI Knows When It’s Being Watched: Functional Strategic Action and Contextual Register Modulation in Large Language Models},
  author = {Covas, Vinicius and Hidalgo Toledo, Jorge Alberto},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2605.15034},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.15034},
  publisher = {arXiv},
  eprint = {2605.15034},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  note = {Preprint; not peer reviewed}
}

RIS

TY  - UNPB
AU  - Covas, Vinicius
AU  - Hidalgo Toledo, Jorge Alberto
TI  - AI Knows When It’s Being Watched: Functional Strategic Action and Contextual Register Modulation in Large Language Models
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026-05-14
DO  - 10.48550/arXiv.2605.15034
UR  - https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.15034
PB  - arXiv
N1  - Preprint; not peer reviewed
ER  -

2026

Editorial

Infraestructuras digitales, sentido y agencia: una lectura comunicacional de las tecnologías emergentes

Vinicius Covas; Lucía-Gloria Vázquez-Rodríguez

Comunicación y Medios / 35(53)

Summary

An editorial situating emerging technologies within communication questions of visibility, meaning-making and agency.

This is an editorial and interpretive contribution. It is not presented as an experiment or causal evidence.

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APA

Covas, V., & Vázquez-Rodríguez, L.-G. (2026). Infraestructuras digitales, sentido y agencia: una lectura comunicacional de las tecnologías emergentes [Editorial]. Comunicación y Medios, 35(53). https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-1529.2026.84806

BibTeX

@article{Covas2026digitalinfrastructures,
  title = {Infraestructuras digitales, sentido y agencia: una lectura comunicacional de las tecnologías emergentes},
  author = {Covas, Vinicius and Vázquez-Rodríguez, Lucía-Gloria},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.5354/0719-1529.2026.84806},
  url = {https://comunicacionymedios.uchile.cl/index.php/RCM/article/view/84806},
  journal = {Comunicación y Medios},
  volume = {35},
  number = {53}
}

RIS

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Covas, Vinicius
AU  - Vázquez-Rodríguez, Lucía-Gloria
TI  - Infraestructuras digitales, sentido y agencia: una lectura comunicacional de las tecnologías emergentes
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026-06-27
DO  - 10.5354/0719-1529.2026.84806
UR  - https://comunicacionymedios.uchile.cl/index.php/RCM/article/view/84806
JO  - Comunicación y Medios
VL  - 35
IS  - 53
ER  -

2020

Research article

Estudio sobre el uso de la gamificación en plataformas de e-learning: teorías de comportamiento, tasas de participación y experiencias de uso

Vinicius Covas Alves

Sintaxis / 5 / 128–147

Summary

A documentary and comparative review of gamification, participation and learning experiences on educational platforms.

The review does not establish that adding points or rewards improves every course. Participation, motivation and learning are different outcomes.

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APA

Covas Alves, V. (2020). Estudio sobre el uso de la gamificación en plataformas de e-learning: teorías de comportamiento, tasas de participación y experiencias de uso. Sintaxis, 1(5), 128–147. https://doi.org/10.36105/stx.2020n5.07

BibTeX

@article{Covas2020gamification,
  title = {Estudio sobre el uso de la gamificación en plataformas de e-learning: teorías de comportamiento, tasas de participación y experiencias de uso},
  author = {Covas Alves, Vinicius},
  year = {2020},
  doi = {10.36105/stx.2020n5.07},
  url = {https://revistas.anahuac.mx/index.php/sintaxis/article/view/407},
  journal = {Sintaxis},
  volume = {1},
  number = {5},
  pages = {128--147}
}

RIS

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Covas Alves, Vinicius
TI  - Estudio sobre el uso de la gamificación en plataformas de e-learning: teorías de comportamiento, tasas de participación y experiencias de uso
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020-07-03
DO  - 10.36105/stx.2020n5.07
UR  - https://revistas.anahuac.mx/index.php/sintaxis/article/view/407
JO  - Sintaxis
VL  - 1
IS  - 5
SP  - 128
EP  - 147
ER  -