This is for a few reasons.
Firstly a misunderstanding of technology. Understanding what it can and can not do is hard, because most of the information explaining it is quite technical. This leads to an opinion formed by documents that are "understandable". This is often published by mass media and thus biased by sensationalism, leading to a fear of AI.
Tying in with the first is the fear of the unknown. That is, trusting a system that you don't understand, e.g. a driver-less car, or feeling inferior, e.g. having one's job replaced by a machine. Both lead to a negative view and a desire to reject AI.
Third is the frequent attribution of (almost) human level intelligence to such systems. For example personalized ads, where the AI actively tries to manipulate or the correct response of a speech-recognition system leading to the impression that it can understand the meaning of words.
Another factor causing this fear is Hollywood where the computer makes a good villain and is glorified in how it wants to wipe out humanity. Similarly, big public figures voiced concerns that we currently don't have the means to control a powerful AI, if we were to create one. This creates a bias, perceiving "intelligent" machines as a thread and resulting in fear.
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