"pilots are there to push buttons...... and the automatics doing everything else."
Berganair B757 out of the Caribbean. ADC LHS failed on takeoff below 80kts. Capt decided to continue and trouble shoot in the air. F/O PF and all on RHS was OK. Engaged C autopilot as standard. It was connected to L ADC. Oops. A/c stalled under command of the automatics and a/c performed barrel roll into the sea. The automatics sure as hell did everything else on that day. Oh dear! Once again a 99% serviceable a/c crashed, all died due to lack of PF flying the a/c, analise the problem and then the unusual scenario can be diagnosed before attaching the flying a/c to the automatics which were not behaving normally. Of course it would have been better to abort the takeoff and discuss it in the bar.
Often the automatics can reduce the workload/stress and allow a relaxed analysis, but the need to be used with care, certainty and monitored constantly in these circumstances. Shades of the L1011 down in the Everglades as well. The circle keeps turning.