Of course I had to ask Grok lol!
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How did Al Gore invent the Internet?
Al Gore didn’t invent the internet, but he played a significant role in its development. As a U.S. senator and vice president, Gore championed policies and legislation that supported the growth of the internet. In the 1980s, he pushed for funding and legislation to expand the National Science Foundation’s NSFNET, a backbone for early internet infrastructure, which connected universities and research institutions. His 1991 High Performance Computing Act, also known as the "Gore Bill," allocated $600 million to advance networking technologies, fostering the transition from a research network to a commercial internet.The claim that Gore "invented" the internet stems from a 1999 CNN interview where he said he "took the initiative in creating the internet." Critics exaggerated this into a claim of invention, which Gore never made. The internet’s actual creation involved many scientists and engineers, like Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn, who developed TCP/IP protocols in the 1970s, and Tim Berners-Lee, who created the World Wide Web in 1989. Gore’s role was more about advocacy and enabling infrastructure than technical invention.If you want more details on the internet’s history or Gore’s specific contributions, let me know!
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