1. Nope. I did borrow some math from an SRD plugin that I mention in the description somewhere because I couldn't remember high school math, but that's about it. I don't use AI for plugin generation. If I ever do, I'll say say, but I'm not planning on it.
2. Credit to Gimmer_ is all I ask for. If you want to send me a copy of your magnum opus once it's completed, I'll accept it but probably won't play it because I'm tired most of the time