There has to be an AI element involved. What's the other explanation? The pilot forgot to put the wheels down? But as you say it will wind up being blamed on 'human-error' coz the humans didn't respond properly to the AI error.

Supposedly the official investigation will take years to complete, but for sure those at the top already know what happened. I don't buy the 'lone bird' theory. The implications are that any plane could crash if it hits a single bird - it doesn't make sense.

Apparently there has been another landing gear failure with the same airline since the crash.

Jeju Air Flight 7C101 departed from Gimpo International Airport at 6.37am local time, but was forced to return shortly after takeoff after a “mechanical defect” was found with the landing gear.

Boeing (or their passengers) would not want another twin disaster on their hands. If there's a system fault at play, i hope there's a lot more transparency than last time.