Why a viral chart about AI-driven job destruction might actually be ‘the stupidest chart in the world’

1. Economist Dario Perkins debunks viral chart linking AI to labor market issues. 2. Job openings peaked in March 2022, prior to AI's public debut. 3. Chart misrepresents effects of COVID-19 pandemic rather than AI impacts. 4. Perkins argues job openings are rebalancing, not job destruction. 5. Debate continues over AI's actual impact on labor market dynamics.