Discokid,
I would be very wary of most if not all newspaper items. All too often they are written in general terms by people who little or no knowledge of the subject at hand.
I am a non-aviation person but here's my two-pence worth and I emphasize it is a guess so perhaps a professional will be kind enough to comment.
I wonder if this could point to a software failure? All software has bugs and one worrying statement I have heard is that sometimes a bug will take years to materialize.
For the present we do not know and and inquiries may even reveal an event that has not happened before. Such a situation or situations are one reason to maintain a human presence on the flight deck.
I suggest we all stay patient and wait until facts are established, too many here and elsewhere are believing rumours and theories, the facts are much less entertaining.