Stop Thinking of AI as a Tool. It’s a Content Medium
- Stephan Bajaio

- Oct 22
- 2 min read

Now. Just like video, audio, or social, AI is where your content needs to live.
Most people still treat AI like a fancy knife in the drawer, useful for chopping copy or speeding up a draft. Helpful, sure, but still just a tool.
Here’s the shift: AI isn’t just a tool; it’s a content medium.The same way we adapted blog posts into infographics, videos, social carousels, and podcast episodes, we’ll soon adapt content into custom GPTs, fine-tuned models, interactive chat flows, and AI-enriched utilities.
Stop asking, “How can AI help us write content?”
Start asking: How can our content become AI?(And no, this isn’t just about showing up in LLMs as a substitute for search.)
Content Already Lives in Many Forms - AI Is the Next Step
You’ve done this before:
Turned a blog post into a 30-second vertical video
Turned a podcast interview into a quote carousel
Chopped a gated whitepaper into six LinkedIn posts
That’s repurposing. AI is the next layer of repurposing. Imagine:
Converting that whitepaper into a custom GPT that answers audience-specific questions in real time
Turning your onboarding guide into a chat-driven experience that walks users through it step by step
Making your pricing explainer a context-aware tool that tailors recommendations by priority
That’s AI as a medium.
What Can You Convert? (More Than You Think)
At least 20% of your informational content can become an AI-enabled experience. Here’s how:
1) FAQs → Conversational Bots
Build a mini GPT that talks like your brand and adapts to user behavior.Action: Start with your top 10 support questions. Train a GPT to answer with tone, context, and depth.
2) Product Selectors → Guided GPT Flows
Replace buried quizzes with smart, interactive guidance.Action: Feed product specs, benefits, and common objections. Let AI route users to the right SKU or service.
3) How-To Content → Contextual Coaches
Turn step-by-step articles into interactive walkthroughs.Action: Pick a process (e.g., “How to Launch a Campaign”). Build a tool that reacts to user inputs and paths.
4) Audience Research → Training Sets
Surveys, support transcripts, chat logs, and NPS feedback are training gold.Action: Tag and structure raw data to shape more natural, relevant AI responses.
5) Lead Magnets → Value-Add Tools
Trade skimmed PDFs for interactive experts powered by your IP.Action: Convert a high-performing gated asset into a GPT that delivers tailored insights from user inputs.
The Game Is Changing. Optimize for It.
This isn’t “AI will replace writers.” This is relevance, access, and utility.
People don’t want to read your entire guide.
They want to ask it a question and get a useful answer.
You already have the content.
AI makes it work harder for more people, across more moments, with more personalization.
Quick Start Checklist
Pick one asset per type (FAQ, selector, how-to, research, lead magnet).
Define the audience, decisions, and desired outcomes.
Map inputs/outputs (what users provide vs. what the AI returns).
Add brand tone and guardrails.
Pilot, measure completion and satisfaction, iterate, then scale.




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