Jcbmack - you're still making the fundamental error of applying the current state to something decades in the future. Compare today's computing capability to what it was 50 years ago (your digital watch has more computing capability than the Lunar Module did when they landed on the moon - never mind what your phone can do), then try to extrapolate that another 50 years into the future.
tdracer I fully agree with you. It's common mistake everyone makes comparing today's technology for tommorow's pilotless aircaft. But as I said this is an endless discussion and it's just that. It is not going to decide the future. It is possible to program a computer to deal with all the mistakes and errors. recorded in aviation but not possible to train a human for those situations. Routinely millions of hours are flown without any requirement of human creativity. But the discussion will carry on.