I don't see the connection here. It seems as though you think that the
pilot's are the problem,
I don't know if the pilots are the problem or not, I think it's too soon to tell. We haven't given full automation an opportunity to produce results.
when I would suggest that the systems are nothing like smart enough in terms of the way they interface with the pilot
That leads to a circular argument. They are 'nothing like smart enough' because they haven't been programmed to be. They haven't been programmed to be precisely because the pilot is there.
It's unfair to blame the machine or the programmers behind the machine for the inadequacy of the design document they were handed. The human/machine interface only becomes a issue when you assume that that a human being must be on the flight deck. Take away that design requirement and the design of a FBW system is going to look a lot different than it does now.