HALF a century ago, visionaries like Arthur C Clarke could see a world guided by artificial intelligence. Today artificial intelligence is all around us and, in the right hands, can be a force for good. Later this month, The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Beckett University will host an innovation network event which analyses the uses of artificial intelligence. The event, which will be hosted by Greg Wright, the deputy business editor of The Yorkshire Post, will also include a speech from Stuart Sherman, the CEO of IMC Business Architecture, which helps businesses find practical applications for artificial intelligence. The company has almost 100 staff working in Toronto, London, Leeds, ChangSha in China and New Delhi in India.