Johnson (forthcoming) suggests that algorithms are only useful to the extent that they are undeniably value-laden. Explain first what Johnson means when she says that algorithms are undeniably value-laden, and then use at least one concrete example from Green (2019) to explain why the value-ladenness of an algorithm is what makes it useful. Critically discuss this statement by agreeing or disagreeing with Johnson′s main claim that we must reject the value-free ideal of science when thinking about machine learning algorithms, using concrete examples as appropriate.