Let's not get hysterical here. The aircraft didn't perform as expected due to a glitch, the aircraft tried to protect itself from a perceived risk (which was spurious), the pilots took over and landed safely.
It must be emphasised that the aircraft can VERY easily be brought out of this situation by pressing a couple of buttons, the autopilot is lost and auto thrust is lost. The aircraft will go into alternate law with stabilities to assist, and direct law for landing (cessna mode). You're fully in control. The plane goes where you point it to. The engines go fast or slow, as you want them to.
Contrary to what is peddled by the media and the Boeing Brigade on here, pilots do actually know how to fly the plane manually. Yes we fly on automatics but that is because airspace rules often dictate that we do so. That 'children of the magenta line' video is a real curse for the profession. People see it on YouTube and automatically just assume we all sit there with our feet up, sipping coffee and have no sense of responsibility and have zero skills and trust our own lives to a computer.
Automation allows aircraft to be flown safely and have probably saved more people than they harmed. Remember no aircraft is crash proof.
Asiana at SFO and Turkish at AMS remind us that wether it be Boeing or Airbus, wether your thrust levers move or not, wether your aircraft is fly-by-wire or not, active monitoring and a timely takeover when things don't go your way will save the day.
The crew of this incident flight did this and saved the situation, Thomsonfly at BOH did this and again saved the day just in the nick of time.
Get behind the aircraft and it will kill you. It matters not if you eat your crew food from a table, or perched on your lap.