> human+autopilot actually performs worse than just humans in some conditions, This is well studied in the aviation field, and an entire subfield of psycholog

> human+autopilot actually performs worse than just humans in some conditions, This is well studied in the aviation field, and an entire subfield of psychology to study this exists called "Human Factors". There are many many fascinating results from studies in Human factors in aviation, but one that I can point out is that humans pay less and less attention as you present them with more and more reliable automation, to a point where automation can start to decrease safety, as humans get so complacent, relaxed, and distracted (my instructor called this "flying fat dumb and happy") that when they ARE called upon to take over and act suddenly, they simply are entirely unaware of the situation and need more time to get the hang of it than there is time before decisive action is needed. Some reading: https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Cockpit_Automation_-_Advantages_and_Safety_Challenges https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Cockpit_Automation_-_Adv... https://www.ise.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Parasuraman_Riley_1997_HF.pdf https://www.ise.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Parasura...