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Pete Warden

Also known as petewarden

Pete Warden works on machine learning for small devices, from TensorFlow Lite to the TinyML book. As of October 2026, he is CEO of Moonshine AI, formerly Useful Sensors. In 2003 he created image-processing filters that Apple bought, and in 2012 he co-founded Jetpac as its CTO. Google acquired Jetpac in 2014, and at Google he led development of TensorFlow Lite; he co-authored the 2016 TensorFlow paper. In 2022 he announced his departure from Google for a Stanford PhD and co-founded Useful Sensors, and in 2024 he co-authored the Moonshine speech-recognition paper.

Timeline

  1. 2003

    Video filters bought by Apple

    In 2003, he creates a set of image-processing filters for detecting features in video, and Apple buys them.

  2. 2012

    Co-founding Jetpac

    He co-founds Jetpac as CTO, a startup that launches in 2012 and analyzes Instagram photos to build city guides.

  3. 2014

    Joining Google through Jetpac

    Google acquires Jetpac in 2014, and he joins Google, where he leads development of TensorFlow Lite.

  4. 2016

    Co-authoring the TensorFlow paper

    In 2016, the TensorFlow paper is published at the USENIX OSDI symposium, and he is one of its co-authors.

  5. December 2019

    A TinyML book

    He and Daniel Situnayake publish TinyML with O'Reilly in December 2019, a guide to machine learning on Arduino and ultra-low-power microcontrollers.

  6. 2022

    Leaving Google for Stanford

    In February 2022, he announces that he is leaving Google to study for a Computer Science PhD at Stanford. He co-founds Useful Sensors in 2022.

  7. October 2024

    The Moonshine speech models

    He co-authors the Moonshine paper, submitted in October 2024, which introduces speech-recognition models for live transcription and voice commands.

  8. As of October 2026

    Chief executive of Moonshine AI

    He is CEO of Moonshine AI, formerly Useful Sensors, which he co-founded in 2022.

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  1. Pete Warden - 2024 Summit embeddedvisionsummit.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Learning to fail for future success with expert engineer Pete Warden | Arduino Education arduino.cc. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. TensorFlow: A system for large-scale machine learning research.google. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. TinyML: Machine Learning with TensorFlow Lite (O'Reilly) i-programmer.info. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Leaving Google, Starting Stanford « Pete Warden's blog petewarden.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Himax and Useful Sensors Join Forces to Bring “AI Interfaces for Everyday Objects” to CES 2023 - The Tech Outlook thetechoutlook.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. [2410.15608] Moonshine: Speech Recognition for Live Transcription and Voice Commands arxiv.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  8. Pete Warden - 2026 Summit embeddedvisionsummit.com. Checked 14 October 2026.