# Pete Warden ![[50 Resources/51 Attachments/51.03 Public/2026-05-04 Pete Warden.jpg|400]] Technologist and entrepreneur focused on machine learning, edge computing, and AI optimization. Co-founder of Useful Sensors and Moonshine AI. Previously led mobile support for TensorFlow at Google Brain. Creator of [[Moonshine]], a speech-to-text model family optimized for resource-constrained devices. ## Career - **Demo scene / game engines** (1980s-1990s): Started coding in the hobbyist demo scene, then built PC game engines professionally - **Jetpac**: Founded startup using deep learning to analyze public photos for bar/hotel/restaurant recommendations. Acquired by Google - **Google Brain**: Led mobile support for TensorFlow. Worked with the Word Lens team on visual translation - **Useful Sensors** (2022-present): Co-founded with Manjunath. Develops AI inference optimization for edge devices, focusing on speech processing and speaker identification ## Notable projects - **[[Moonshine]]**: Family of speech-to-text models, 5x-15x faster than Whisper on edge devices - **TensorFlow Mobile/Lite**: Led mobile ML deployment at Google - **Jetpac**: Deep learning-powered photo analysis startup ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Pete Warden]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/book AND [[Pete Warden]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> ## Related - [[Moonshine]] - [[Speech-to-Text (STT)]] ## References - Blog: https://petewarden.com - GitHub: https://github.com/petewarden - HuggingFace: https://huggingface.co/petewarden - X: https://x.com/petewarden