# ESP32-P4 runs speech recognition without internet

> Source: <https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/28/esp32-p4-runs-speech-recognition-without-internet/>
> Published: 2026-10-28 14:04:46+00:00

Ananthu Ashok, writing for Open Source For You, covers esp32-pie-asr, an open source project that runs live English speech recognition on an ESP32-P4 with no cloud service and no separate AI accelerator. Developer Boumedine Billal built it to display recognized words as a person speaks, along with six voice-control demos covering a smart home, a […]