The coronavirus pandemic has forced us to fundamentally rethink our relationship with technology. Remote work, remote learning and ehealth have allowed millions of people to continue their lives while social distancing to reduce the risk of spreading COVID. At the same time, this increased reliance on technology has shown just how much resources like voice technology and AI can influence society. We're now seeing technology like voice AI for emotional recognition being deployed at scale and just how impactful it can be. Carnegie Mellon researchers in Pittsburgh developed an app in 2020 that could detect signs of COVID-19 in someone's voice by analyzing the voice and breathing patterns of thousands of sick patients.