why json.loads used in python code example

Example 1: json load

import json

with open('path_to_file/person.json') as f:
  data = json.load(f)

Example 2: json load

import json

with open('path_to_file/person.json') as f:
  data = json.load(f)

# Output: {'name': 'Bob', 'languages': ['English', 'Fench']}
print(data)