5 Real Company Briefs to Build Your AI Portfolio (Not Another Tutorial Clone)

A writer turned five real AI interview and take-home briefs into open-source portfolio projects.

The briefs cover booking, workflow automation, contract review, outreach, and multi-agent orchestration.

Each project includes the original problem, evaluation criteria, and a build-log framework.

The goal is to train builders to think like AI product teams, not just copy tutorials.

The article says AI hiring now rewards product judgment, system design, and evaluation skills.