Does every artist not learn by first copying/stealing from those that inspired them in the first place? How is it different for an AI if we ignore the speed and

Does every artist not learn by first copying/stealing from those that inspired them in the first place? How is it different for an AI if we ignore the speed and scale for a moment? I’m not saying they should quit whining, I truly understand the frustration (being a developer watching ChatGPT do/copy/steal my “art” too). Perhaps Kasparov’s idea of working together with AI should be adopted in the art world too?