It's a computer program. "Rogue" implies autonomous intent, and shifts accountability away from the people using tools irresponsibly.

Imagine you pipe /dev/random to your terminal, and it spits out the word "fuck". Should we then write a headline saying "Rogue random number generator curses at tenured professor"?

Or you step out of your car while it's in gear, and it crashes into your house. "Rogue vehicle injures its owner's child"?