On Friday, Perplexity, an artificial intelligence startup, announced an AI-powered Election Information Hub, promising real-time vote counts and candidate summaries. What Happened: The hub, which will be operational on Election Day, Nov. 5, is designed to provide AI-generated answers to voting queries and summaries of candidates. The live vote count will be based on data from The Associated Press. Perplexity’s voter information, including polling requirements, locations, and times, is derived from data provided by Democracy Works, the same group that powers similar features for Alphabet Inc.’s…