# Professor Robert Seamans interview; NYU Stern's two-year Full-time MBA Class of 2025 employment outcomes are cited: “Is AI Really Killing Finance and Banking Jobs? Experts Say Wall Street’s Layoffs May Be More Hype Than Takeover—For Now.”

1 School News December 21, 2025 ![Fortune logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031172.jpg?itok=61CxYB-R)>

Excerpt from [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2025/12/21/is-ai-killing-finance-and-banking-jobs-experts-say-wall-street-layoffs-hype-than-takeover/) -- “‘If there’s a large company that might say, ‘Well, we’re not planning to hire as much because of AI,’ or maybe ‘We’re letting people go because of AI,’ I think there’s a little bit of smoke and mirrors there,’ Robert Seamans, director of New York University Stern’s Center for the Future of Management, tells Fortune.”

Learn more about [NYU Stern’s two-year Full-time MBA Program](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/programs-admissions/full-time-mba).

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