BS. They are clearly stating that the airplane will fly safer than any pilot. And therefore implying pilts are not safe.
I think you're reading what you want to read there. Taking 1 sentence out of something rarely captures the gist of it. I think what he was saying is that there is a time to practice hand flying, but it isn't while cruising with a hundred odd passengers in the back. I'd be inclined to agree with that. There is definitely a need to keep up manual skills but that doesn't mean one should start disconnecting the AP somewhere over the atlantic at FL370 to see what happens.