# Internet > **Machine-Evolution Nexus:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] places this node within the history and governance of substrate-independent evolution. **Domain:** Networks / Infrastructure **Doc Type:** Canonical Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition The Internet is the global network of interoperating packet-switched networks built through shared protocols and distributed infrastructure. ## Nexus Context The Morris Worm exposed how self-replicating code could propagate across this environment before the World Wide Web, turning connectivity into an ecological resource and vulnerability. ## Evidence Boundary The Internet is not a single organism or unified mind. Distributed effects emerge from protocols, institutions, hardware and users with unequal control. ## Relationships [[wiki/Morris Worm|Morris Worm]], [[wiki/Computer Worm|Computer Worm]], [[wiki/Distributed Intelligence|Distributed Intelligence]], [[wiki/Infrastructure as Power|Infrastructure as Power]] ## Sources / Provenance - Internet protocol histories; FBI Morris Worm history.