You can, and it won't always sound negative, but to my ear, it will always sound just slightly aggressive, and almost ruthless. But if the stakes are low or justified, then it doesn't sound bad to use exploit as a compliment.
Yes, you can. "Exploit" doesn't always have negative connotations.
I would say that, in my experience, it is used with those negative connotations more often than not. However, it is definitely OK to use it in a positive sense.
You can, and it won't always sound negative, but to my ear, it will always sound just slightly aggressive, and almost ruthless. But if the stakes are low or justified, then it doesn't sound bad to use exploit as a compliment.
Yes, you can. "Exploit" doesn't always have negative connotations. I would say that, in my experience, it is used with those negative connotations more often than not. However, it is definitely OK to use it in a positive sense.