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Given this backdrop, this study presents the viewpoints gathered from various subject experts on six identified areas.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title>Through an expert-based approach, this paper gathers the viewpoints of various subject experts on the identified areas of tourism and hospitality, marketing, retailing, service operations, manufacturing and healthcare.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Findings<\/jats:title>The subject experts first share an overview of the use of GAI, followed by the relevant opportunities and challenges in implementing GAI in each identified area. Afterwards, based on the opportunities and challenges, the subject experts propose several research agendas for the stakeholders to consider.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Originality\/value<\/jats:title>This paper serves as a frontier in exploring the opportunities and challenges implicated by the GAI in six identified areas that this emerging technology would considerably influence. 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