What is the measure of impact needed to catalyze decisive government action? The influence of the research priorities of the Ministry of Justice on the proposal for a round table on legal AI by the Legal Services Board is conditional, not causal, and depends on a demonstrable correlation with key performance indicators. Without a clear threshold of inefficiency or missed opportunity, these researches might remain mere observations without sufficient political impetus, especially if they do not quantify the opportunity costs for the legal market.