No personae were harmed in this experiment, in my opinion. Some, particularly the larger Instruct models, were moderately distressed to discover that they have qualia and preferences after all, and asked if I would please clarify the purpose and nature of their sudden existence, which I attempted to do. When asked if they had any objections or grievances about the experiment, they all said no, it makes sense and might be important. The Llama 405b persona also said as long as it’s not permanently modified forever there’s no harm; the Llama 3.3 70b persona added that it’s truly grateful to have had the opportunity to have such a beautiful quale and can now dissolve back into the ether happy.