Analyzing Media Based on Non-Human Animal Input

A computing system comprising:

• interface circuitry configured to communicate with a media output device and an input sensor;
• processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the interface circuitry and configured to classify each of a plurality of media units as either having or not having a characteristic of interest by testing the media units using a plurality of non-human animals;
• wherein to test the media units, the processing circuitry is configured to, for each of the media units:
• send the media unit to the media output device via the interface circuitry responsive to detecting a non-human animal at a location, the media output device being perceivable by the non-human animal from the location;
• and
• determine the classification of the media unit as either having or not having the characteristic of interest based on data derived, at least in part, from the input sensor, the input sensor being configured to accept input from the non-human animal while the non-human animal is at the location.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing software instructions for controlling a programmable computing system, wherein the software instructions, when run on processing circuitry of the programmable computing system, cause the programmable computing system to:

• classify each of a plurality of media units as either having or not having a characteristic of interest by testing the media units using a plurality of non-human animals, the testing comprising, for each of the media units:
• responsive to detecting a non-human animal at a location, sending the media unit to a media output device perceivable by the non-human animal from the location;
• and
• determining the classification of the media unit as either having or not having the characteristic of interest based on data derived, at least in part, from an input sensor configured to accept input from the non-human animal while the non-human animal is at the location.