This document discusses constraint satisfaction problems in artificial intelligence. It defines constraint satisfaction as a technique where a problem is solved when its variable values satisfy certain constraints or rules. Constraint satisfaction problems are composed of variables, domains that specify possible values for each variable, and constraints that define acceptable relationships between values. Common problems that can be solved using constraint satisfaction include cryptography problems, map coloring problems, the n-queen problem, and crossword puzzles. The document then provides an example of solving a cryptography problem using constraint satisfaction by systematically assigning values to letters to satisfy the constraints imposed by column-wise addition.