Between present and anticipation, "Pebble steam" highlights several issues caused by human beings.

Our uses of elements like earth or water, which we have considered for years to be inexhaustible and eternal.
Our lifestyles, we are constantly producing millions of plastic objects without worrying about how and where it will end up.
In parallel, the consequences are already visible with heat waves and extreme climatic phenomena.

To reassure us, we are now producing AIs which, like plastic in its day, should make our lives easier.