Delving into New Frontiers: assessing ChatGPT's proficiency in revealing uncharted dimensions of general surgery and pinpointing innovations for future advancements.

While ChatGPT demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of existing general surgical knowledge and the capacity to generate relevant, evidence-based material, it displayed limitations in producing truly groundbreaking concepts or discoveries beyond current knowledge. These results highlight the necessity of enhancing AI-driven models to facilitate the emergence of new insights and promote synergistic, human-AI partnerships for expediting advancements within the general surgery domain.