1. Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping modern business. Companies are increasingly (1) ______ AI to forecast demand, recruit personnel, and manage customer relations. Investment in AI has surged, and some experts argue that its long-term impact may rival that of earlier technological breakthroughs. Yet such projections also (2) ______ unease. Many fear that AI may displace workers more quickly than it generates new opportunities, while control over data may (3) ______ market dominance in the hands of a few powerful firms. Less apparent, but equally consequential, is AI's influence within the workplace. By means of AI, employers can (4) ______ employee behavior with remarkable precision, using data to evaluate and optimize performance. Although workplace monitoring is not unprecedented, AI renders such surveillance increasingly (5) ______, as vast quantities of data can now be systematically analyzed. Nevertheless, regulatory frameworks remain limited, and employees often acquiesce to such practices without fully grasping their implications.

(A) exploiting

(B) harnessing

(C) manipulating

(D) deploying