The Fourth Kind Of Human-machine Relationship Based On Pervasive Computing And Ethical Reflections About It

The concept of pervasive computing has been widespread concern since the1991Mark Weiser formally proposed.This is a new computing model calculation, get rid of the limit of time and space, get in by every opening information beyond the desktop. Based on this background the rise of pervasive computing, I sum up the characteristics of pervasive computing technology that is ubiquity, invisibility, sensing, memory amplification. Pervasive computing model is to calculate a many to many, the development of the computer into a fourth times,brings a new man-machine relationship. Interdependence between man and machine, the boundaries between human and machine more blurred,the machine has a more active sense and human full liberation, a series of expanding effect will unconsciously influence our lives.The man-machine relationship based on pervasive computing in bring many convenience and efficiency at the same time will also bring some ethical issues. Such as privacy and security issues, dependency issues,who will be responsible for the wrong problem, the digital divide and other issues. This paper also has ethical reflection on pervasive computing and the fourth man-machine relationship. Finally, I suggest to establish a new human ethics. The imperative of responsibility provides a new ethical dimension as the era of science and technology, it is a long-range, overall ethics.This has important implications for the treatment of man-machine relationship in pervasive computing era.