This immediately makes my mind bring up Hopfield networks https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.02217 https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.02217 when I worked with them circa 2012

This immediately makes my mind bring up Hopfield networks https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.02217 https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.02217 when I worked with them circa 2012 they were practically toys. Maybe we are in a better place now?