Copilot Veja – When AI Learns to See

Designed by Braz de Pina

Artificial Intelligence has shifted the trajectory of the metaverse and AR/VR hype. With the rise of agentic AI, a natural question emerges: do we still need to see what AI tells us, or is it enough to simply hear it?

This is the central thought behind Copilot Veja. Veja, Portuguese for See, frames the project as a companion that perceives the world with you. An AI that not only speaks, but also observes. One that can read real-time context and provide instant feedback, enabling quick, natural communication.

Beyond Glasses: The Role of Hearing

While Meta and other players continue to invest heavily in smart glasses, headsets, and immersive displays, Copilot Veja raises a different possibility: what if true contextual AI lives in our ears instead of our eyes?

Glasses may not be necessary if AI can see what you see and interpret your environment. In that case, ergonomically refined earbuds or headphones could be the bridge, delivering intelligence without a visual layer.

The Design Challenge

For Braz de Pina, the hardest part of designing such a device lies in ergonomics. The human ear offers a complex geometry, making proportion and fit crucial. Rapid modeling with 3D human references often requires iterations to refine comfort and usability. Copilot Veja exists as an exploration in this balance between form, function, and feasibility.

An Idea That Needed to Exist

The project nearly remained unpublished. But as producer Rick Rubin writes in The Creative Act: A Way of Being:

“If you have an idea you’re excited about and you don’t bring it to life, it’s not uncommon for the idea to find its voice through another maker. This isn’t because the other artist stole your idea, but because the idea’s time has come.”

For Braz, Copilot Veja is one of those ideas, born not from market research or product pipelines, but from curiosity and timing.

A Personal Exploration

This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft. Though Braz works at Microsoft as a UI/UX designer, Copilot Veja was created independently, outside any industrial design initiatives. It represents personal exploration, not corporate direction.

Copilot Veja is less about replacing screens and more about rethinking how AI integrates with human senses. If AI can truly see with us, maybe the future does not belong to headsets at all, but to devices so subtle they disappear into daily life.