Yeah, that's basically how I read into it. Or, more specifically, if the computer can't be held accountable, then those doing the holding get to decide who they think is responsible, and that might not end in your favor. In pithy terms, computers make poor scape-goats.
Given the context IBM operates in, that's probably what they are getting at.
Bill Gates tried this argument and lost.
Lawyer during deposition: "So who sent that email?"
BG: "A computer."
