  Artificial intelligence (AI) is already part of our daily lives and is
playing a key role in defining the economic and social shape of the future. In
2018, the European Commission introduced its AI strategy able to compete in the
next years with world powers such as China and US, but relying on the respect
of European values and fundamental rights. As a result, most of the Member
States have published their own National Strategy with the aim to work on a
coordinated plan for Europe. In this paper, we present an ongoing study on how
European countries are approaching the field of Artificial Intelligence, with
its promises and risks, through the lens of their national AI strategies. In
particular, we aim to investigate how European countries are investing in AI
and to what extent the stated plans can contribute to the benefit of the whole
society. This paper reports the main findings of a qualitative analysis of the
investment plans reported in 15 European National Strategies
