@davidgerard
I think, a "cultural" aspect plays into this. Before Bitcoin (and probably still, tbh) almost nobody had any idea what a "cryptocurrency" is even supposed to be.
AI otoh has been a significant part of very popular stories for decades. When people hear "AI" they have an instant idea what they imagine that to be. An idea that has been culturally reinforced so strongly, that the idea itself disguises the reality of what the so-called "AI" before them actually is and does.