Goa, Oct. 1 -- US President Donald Trump described Google CEO Sundar Pichai as a "monster" while hosting a meeting with leading technology executives at the White House to discuss voluntary safeguards for advanced artificial intelligence systems.

Trump made the remark while introducing Pichai to reporters outside the West Wing. The President used the term as a compliment, referring to Pichai's influence and achievements in the technology sector.

The meeting brought together senior executives from major technology and AI companies, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The discussions focused on a voluntary agreement aimed at strengthening safety measures and oversight of increasingly...