Richard Socher thinks language models that generate and execute code have substantial room to improve, and still considers them language models.

“integrating the fact that these models are code and can code that line i don't want to give it all away but like i think that line has a lot more to grow but it's still an lm right even if that lm codes for you and then runs that code in some integrated fashion world models i'm personally less bullish on um i think if you run a robotics company you're going to build your own world model i think world models are super fun and came to a similar conclusion after”