Hi,
Automation might relieve muscular skills and workload, but it is not an excuse to stop thinking.
“Its not pilots hands which get them into trouble, it’s their heads.” (J. Reason)
You can think how much you want (and even be Capt Einstein) if the third pilot (the computer) counteract (for any reasons) your thoughtful actions you'll always lose
Indeed .. basic flying skill can't help ....