IDAM05

Research & Analysis at the Intersection of AI, Cybersecurity, and GRC.

The Mission

Idam05 provides research, analysis, POCs, and software projects focused in Cybersecurity, AI, Legal and Compliance. We bridge the gap between technical execution and legal governance, specializing in Human Creative Control (HCC) AI framework for Copyright, NIST Cybersecurity Framework analysis and automation, and Constitutional Law analysis.

The Founder

Joe Donahue is an AI researcher and legal analyst focused on the intersection of technical execution and governance. He previously led product and engineering teams at Google, Meta, Elastic Security, Salesforce, and Microsoft. At Google, Joe led Product for YouTube Creator Support, and at Salesforce he served as Senior Director of Detection and Response. Joe is the founder of Idam05, where he developed the Human Creative Control (HCC) framework for AI copyright. He holds an MBA from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, served as an Adjunct Professor at Seattle University teaching Principles of Marketing and Product Management, and specializes in NIST automation and Constitutional analysis.

Active Research Agenda

Gen AI & Copyright

Developing the Human Creative Controll (HCC) framework including the "Repeatability Test" to distinguish between machine-autonomous output and human-authored expression.

Under review: Yale Journal of Law and Technology.

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Competition and anti-trust in American College Sports

Anaysis of how conference consolidation exposes the limits of anti-trust in American Collegiate sports

Under review: Competition Policy International.

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Asset Classification

Automating User, Data, and Production classification workflows using GRC-aligned LLM logic.

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Constitutional Analysis

Analysis and a framework for U.S. Birthright Citizenship in the 20th Century.

Under review: Cato Institute.

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