But that was never the case - you show me a single trade-level article proving that automation was designed to minimise pilot ability or replace the pilot in the cockpit, and I'll give you that point, but the fact is even in the early days that was not the intent at Airbus or anywhere else
If you read all with a closed or rigid mind .. of course you will find not a word about automation was designed to replace the pilot in the cockpit
But if you made a critical reading (reading between the lines) you will quickly inform you of the possibilities and prospects (proposed) has not said or written about the automation
If you've read (closed and rigid mind) about the beginning of automation in industries .. it was written that it would relieve the worker of the painful and repetitive work and more leisure was assured ... he was not told at the time that this would send workers to unemployement
A this time some had already foreseen the danger (read between lines)