And the first line in the article here says that this is being developed by a university in Italy. "The Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) is primarily fund

And the first line in the article here says that this is being developed by a university in Italy. "The Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) is primarily funded by the Italian State but also receives significant funding from European Union research programs, such as the European Research Council (ERC) and Horizon Europe". No pentagon money here.