Is DALL-E's art borrowed or stolen?

In 1917, Marcel Duchamp submitted a sculpture to the Society of Independent Artists under a false name. Fountain was a urinal, bought from a toilet supplier, with the signature R. Mutt on its side in black paint. Duchamp wanted to see if the society would abide by its promise to accept submissions without censorship or favor. But Duchamp was also looking to broaden the notion of what art is, saying a ready-made object in the right context would qualify. Then, as before, the debate raged about if something mechanically produced – a urinal, or a soup can (albeit hand-painted by Warhol) – counted as art, and what that meant. Now, the debate has been turned upon its head, as machines can mass-produce unique pieces of art on their own.