WRONG.
Why are you wasting your time (and ours) on bullshit-proofing with the help of ChatGPT instead of just searching an official database?
According to ASCAP :
They used the same synth playing a similar groove, but it's not a sample.
Just like, whenever you're playing the piano, you're not sampling Schubert or Debussy.
A sample has to come from a previously available recording. If you're replaying the bit, it's not a sample.
who fucking cares
She does that because her business is based on a tiny fanbase that has to be fed a lot of new releases to keep them going. Meanwhile M's business doesn't work that way AT ALL.