“We’ve spoken with many doctors who said there are patterns in speech that could be a sign of the virus, but we know we are maybe optimistic in that way. We know that this data we are getting is super critical and might help with other diseases as well.” - Voca.ai co-founder Alan Bekker

As reported by Voicebot.ai, a voice startup is has already recruited tens-of-thousands to contribute speech samples in the hopes of helping detect coronavirus. Is this a far-fetched effort or could it hold hope for humanity?