If robots are able to modify their own algorithms according to their experiments (actions/reactions) with their fully real environments, and depending on those data collected by their own sensors; yes we are mostly going to lose our control on those machines.
I referes to Intelligent, whilst M to mechanical mode.
In case we create Intelligent systems that jump out of the system and think about the systems, in that case..in the near future, they could get out of humans control, or most probably fell in the control of any human that wants power or to control other humans.
Artificial intelligence is frequently referred to as a black box—data goes in, decisions come out, but the processes between input and output are opaque. Especially for neural networks, where input data can undergo complex transformations in multiple layers of the algorithm, the model can become vastly complex and behave in unpredictable ways.
This means we have already lost a certain level of control. If fully automation combined with artificial intelligence then there are chances to completely loose our control.
In near future, it might not be possible cause the machines which have been developed yet don’t have enough intelligence to make decision like human. But there have chances in long term evolution aspect
From the ancient era to the current era, human beings are developing new machine new technology to make their task easier and survive on the planet. The first feedback controlled the machine was the water clock invented by a Greek engineer. Another tool of earlier automation was thermostat which was invented in 1960. Windmill and automatic loom were invented in 1745. That was the early beginning of automation, with the revolution of industrialization, in 1961 the first industrial robot “Unimate” was invented and it was in operation on a General Motors assembly line. The first robot was used in some operation which was risky for human, like welding which exhausted toxic gas. Automation was spread widely to reduce risk, increase productivity, product quality, high labour cost and keep the consistency of production. Despite all of this merit, there was a bad chapter of automation which was always closed or ignored by the stakeholders and related bodies. The bad impact of automation was not clearly estimated during its initial age. In the latest industrial automation technology, we can find lots of sophisticated machines, uses of the robot and artificial intelligence which is replacing human from their job. The owners of industries or entrepreneurs prefer automated industries due to higher profit in less risk. This may not have any mentionable bad impact on those countries, which have less population density. But automation could be a curse in third world countries which are highly populated and industrialized with automation technologies. During the last decades, unemployment is increasing day by day in various sectors. From oil rig to car driving, everywhere automation is playing a vital role. The question is why we are automating? Obviously, the answer is, to serve mankind. But without a proper feasibility study, ignoring poor communities and rising of capitalism automation is becoming a possible threat. On the other hand, inclusion of new technology creating new job opportunity with the requirement of new skills.
They already have their own language "Machine language". When we interact with any machine "Ex. Robot"; the machine itself interprets its own language to humankind language. We teach machines how to do this mission! But in any case, they have their own language.