Then it boils down to this:
Let the autos do their thing. But you must provide training, in REAL airplanes/airliners of the type that the pilot is assigned to when the plane is empty of paying passengers (properly weighted with sand bags).
Pilots must retain manual skills and if we can't ''practice'' with passengers aboard, then we must practice at other times.
but of course this would cost money and might even be the cause of accidents,but we must be ready when the automatic stuff doesn't work or won't work right in the situation.