Isn't this what Airbus used to say?
Since computers are doing more and more of the flying, the one thing that is heard on Cockpit Voice recorder before the rash is "What is the plane doing?" There is a lot of research in this domain, there is no way we will go back to full manual flying, but there is a lot of research in how to let the pilot know what the airplane is doing in a clear manner that is obvious even during a stressful situation.
Two examples of planes crashing because of misunderstanding between the pilots and the computers:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAM_Transportes_A%C3%A9reos_Re... The reverser deployed on one side, did not let the pilot know, the computer cut the power on that side, did not let the pilot know why, the pilots assumed there issue was the power being cut off for no reason, so reapplying it making the situation worse
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_Airlines_Flight_7... The pilots reduce power on one-side because of surging in that engine, the computer saw that as an anomaly and increased power in both engine resulting in the break up of both engine. The computer never told the pilots what it was doing, the pilot had never been briefed on this mechanism. The captain retired as he felt he could no longer flying safely if he didn't know what the planes were doing.