Tracing the feedback: the idea that the research priorities of the Ministry of Justice “allow” a roundtable on AI is an oversimplification of a much more complex feedback loop system.
It is a necessary condition but absolutely not sufficient; its influence is conditional, not causal, acting as an input among others in a regulatory regime.
The AI roundtable is the product of a system seeking to control disruptive technology, not a simple direct consequence of a research program.
If the Legal Services Board, as a regulatory authority, sees no direct and measurable interest for its mandate in the results, an obvious bottleneck appears, for example, if industry lobbyists contest the applicability of conclusions, the roundtable will not materialize.
Without strong political will and dedicated resources, even the most relevant research remains a simple footnote.