{"id":"tuhi-assistant.why-is-it-called-tuhi","url":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/why-is-it-called-tuhi","category":{"id":"tuhi-assistant","title":"Tuhi, your storage assistant"},"subcategory":{"id":"about-tuhi","title":"About Tuhi"},"question":"Is Tuhi the same thing as Apple Intelligence?","alt_questions":["Is Tuhi made by Apple?","Is Tuhi Siri?","What's the relationship between Tuhi and Apple Intelligence?","Does Tuhi use ChatGPT?","Which AI model does Tuhi use?"],"short_answer":"No. Tuhi is Storage Studio's own assistant; Apple Intelligence is the on-device engine that powers its conversational answers where available. It isn't Siri and doesn't send your questions to an online chatbot.","answer_markdown":"No. Tuhi is Storage Studio's own assistant; **Apple Intelligence** is the on-device engine that powers its conversational answers on Macs that support it. Tuhi isn't Siri and doesn't send your questions to an online chatbot.\n\nStorage Studio supplies what Tuhi knows — your live storage figures and how each feature works — and Apple Intelligence helps turn that into natural wording, on your Mac. Where Apple Intelligence isn't available, Tuhi answers with Storage Studio's built-in replies instead. See [what happens without Apple Intelligence](/faq/tuhi-assistant/does-tuhi-work-without-apple-intelligence).","answer_html":"<p>No. Tuhi is Storage Studio&#39;s own assistant; <strong>Apple Intelligence</strong> is the on-device engine that powers its conversational answers on Macs that support it. Tuhi isn&#39;t Siri and doesn&#39;t send your questions to an online chatbot.</p>\n<p>Storage Studio supplies what Tuhi knows — your live storage figures and how each feature works — and Apple Intelligence helps turn that into natural wording, on your Mac. Where Apple Intelligence isn&#39;t available, Tuhi answers with Storage Studio&#39;s built-in replies instead. See <a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/does-tuhi-work-without-apple-intelligence\">what happens without Apple Intelligence</a>.</p>","answer_text":"No. Tuhi is Storage Studio's own assistant; Apple Intelligence is the on-device engine that powers its conversational answers on Macs that support it. Tuhi isn't Siri and doesn't send your questions to an online chatbot.\n\nStorage Studio supplies what Tuhi knows — your live storage figures and how each feature works — and Apple Intelligence helps turn that into natural wording, on your Mac. Where Apple Intelligence isn't available, Tuhi answers with Storage Studio's built-in replies instead. See what happens without Apple Intelligence.","tags":["tuhi","apple intelligence","siri"],"related":[{"id":"tuhi-assistant.what-is-tuhi","question":"What is Tuhi in Storage Studio?","url":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/what-is-tuhi"},{"id":"tuhi-assistant.does-tuhi-work-without-apple-intelligence","question":"Does Tuhi work without Apple Intelligence?","url":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/does-tuhi-work-without-apple-intelligence"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Is Tuhi the same thing as Apple Intelligence? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"No. Tuhi is Storage Studio's own assistant; Apple Intelligence is the on-device engine that powers its conversational answers where available. 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Tuhi isn't Siri and doesn't send your questions to an online chatbot.\n\nStorage Studio supplies what Tuhi knows — your live storage figures and how each feature works — and Apple Intelligence helps turn that into natural wording, on your Mac. Where Apple Intelligence isn't available, Tuhi answers with Storage Studio's built-in replies instead. See what happens without Apple Intelligence.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/tuhi-assistant/why-is-it-called-tuhi"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\" aria-current=\"true\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span><ul><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#about-tuhi\">About Tuhi</a> <span>9</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#asking\">Asking Tuhi</a> <span>8</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#what-tuhi-knows\">What Tuhi knows</a> <span>29</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#apple-intelligence\">Apple Intelligence</a> <span>6</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#privacy\">Privacy and history</a> <span>11</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#actions\">What Tuhi can do for you</a> <span>6</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#support\">Contacting support</a> <span>12</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#ai-access\">AI access for other assistants</a> <span>17</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#troubleshooting\">When Tuhi doesn&#39;t help</a> <span>7</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">Is Tuhi the same thing as Apple Intelligence?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> · <a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#about-tuhi\">About Tuhi</a></p>\n<h1>Is Tuhi the same thing as Apple Intelligence?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> No. Tuhi is Storage Studio&#39;s own assistant; Apple Intelligence is the on-device engine that powers its conversational answers where available. It isn&#39;t Siri and doesn&#39;t send your questions to an online chatbot.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>No. Tuhi is Storage Studio&#39;s own assistant; <strong>Apple Intelligence</strong> is the on-device engine that powers its conversational answers on Macs that support it. Tuhi isn&#39;t Siri and doesn&#39;t send your questions to an online chatbot.</p>\n<p>Storage Studio supplies what Tuhi knows — your live storage figures and how each feature works — and Apple Intelligence helps turn that into natural wording, on your Mac. Where Apple Intelligence isn&#39;t available, Tuhi answers with Storage Studio&#39;s built-in replies instead. See <a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/does-tuhi-work-without-apple-intelligence\">what happens without Apple Intelligence</a>.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/what-is-tuhi\">What is Tuhi in Storage Studio?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/does-tuhi-work-without-apple-intelligence\">Does Tuhi work without Apple Intelligence?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/why-is-it-called-tuhi.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/why-is-it-called-tuhi.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}