It's getting distressingly close to the day when some 'bright' bean counter will see the 'savings' that are to be made in puting some completely untrained button pusher into the seat of an airliner with permission (and the ability) to do nothing more than button push, ie, program the computers and possibly taxi the beast.
God help us all if/when that day arrives, because we'll all have lost our jobs (or the job will no longer be worth having)....
That day arrived long ago.
Let's be honest - improvements in aircraft design and technology and in airline operating procedures mean that airline aircraft are now safer than ever, and the job of airline pilot has been progressively and significantly de-skilled over the last few decades.