A process control system includes a process controller level including at least one process controller, and an input/output (I/O) module level including at least one I/O module. The process controller level and the I/O module level are communicatively coupled. and each include control logic comprising control hardware or algorithm blocks. The control logic in the process controller level and the I/O module level are configured to execute and exchange data to perform process control for a process run by the process control system in a distributed fashion across the process controller level and the I/O module level.

A system and method for modifying an initial policy of an input/output device are provided. The method includes receiving, by an input/output (I/O) device, an input from a user device, wherein the input comprises an initial policy of the I/O device; collecting, by the I/O device, a first set of real-time data related to an environment in proximity of a user interacting with the I/O device; applying a machine learning model on the collected first set of real-time data to determine a current state in proximity to the user; executing a plan based on the determined current state and the initial policy received from the user device, wherein the initial policy facilitates execution of at least one plan by the I/O device; collecting, by the I/O device, a feedback data feature with respect to the executed plan, wherein the feedback data feature relates to how the user responds to the executed plan; applying a machine learning model on the collected feedback data feature to determine if the initial policy should be modified; and modifying the initial policy of the I/O device when it is determined that the initial policy should be modified based the collected feedback data feature.

A process control system includes a process controller level including at least one process controller, and an input/output (I/O) module level including at least one I/O module. The process controller level and the I/O module level are communicatively coupled. and each include control logic comprising control hardware or algorithm blocks. The control logic in the process controller level and the I/O module level are configured to execute and exchange data to perform process control for a process run by the process control system in a distributed fashion across the process controller level and the I/O module level.